Sports Oakville Beaver By Jon Kuiperij BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR www.aplushomes.ca Adam Campbell 905-844-4444 I N D E P E N D E N T LY O W N E D A N D O P E R AT E D Broker of Record B R O K E R A G E SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009 17 First-time champ masters the Abbey For the second straight year, a player with no previous PGA Tour victories was able to conquer Glen Abbey Golf Club. Australia's Nathan Green edged South African Retief Goosen on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff Monday, finally ending an RBC Canadian Open tournament that endured more than four inches of rain and had to be finished on a Monday for the first time since 1988. After Green drained a short putt to par the second playoff hole (the 17th), Goosen missed a 15-foot par putt of his own. Green lifted his hands onto his head and looked up to the sky after securing his firstever win on the PGA Tour, one that earned him nearly $1 million U.S. The previous best PGA Tour finish for the 34-year-old Green was a second-place showing at the Buick Invitational in 2006. He follows Chez Reavie, who won last year's RBC Canadian Open at the Abbey, as the second consecutive first-time victor to claim Canada's national open championship. "This is pretty much the last thing I expected to do, coming off the way I've played this year," admitted Green, who was concerned a week ago that he might not be able to retain his PGA Tour card for next season. That card is locked up now, and he'll look to defend his RBC Canadian Open championship next summer when the tournament is JON CURRIE / OAKVILLE BEAVER held at St. George's Golf and Country Club in Toronto. STAYING ALIVE: After hitting his approach shot into the gallery on the first playoff hole of the RBC Canadian Open Thanks to the rain that pounded Monday at Glen Abbey, Nathan Green got himself out of trouble with this chip shot. Green managed to make par and then See Green page 18 won the tournament over Retief Goosen on the next hole. MEMO To: Subject: From: Oakville Soccer Club Returning Members Welcome to the Head of the Line The Oakville Soccer Club Advance online registration for our Fall and Winter indoor programs now available for returning members and siblings Visit www.oakvillesoccerclub.ca to register and to view complete information on fees, days of play and more In-person registration with proof of birth is required for siblings who are currently non-members Open registration starts August 10 1520 Pine Glen Road (Dundas and Third Line), 905-849-4436 The Oakville Beaver A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club A proud sponsor of the Oakville Soccer Club