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Slow pokes need not apply at public courses |

David Wishart Vancouver's golf courses — vated and reopened course tells
Contributing Writer — got a warning with Players that they are expect to

SLOW play — the
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the opening of complete 18 holes in less than
E iew golf c four hours. This compares to a
raserview gol course. typical five-hour round, or
The score card for the reno. worse, at MeCleery, another
citv-owned golf course.
One player at the opening
day said an obvious move is to

re fan ban high-handicappers from
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT I the blue tees and to encourage
} rank beginners to start out ata
. driving range of short course
such as Eaglecrest (formerly
Musqueam).

Meanwhile the first group
to tee otf at Fraserview, tour
junior golfers, set a good
example by rattling round well
within the four-hour timit. In
fact the group behind them,
including vour agent, strug-
wed to keep up with Chelse,
Guy, 15, Glen Nontell, 16,

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of balls and Wong 16, and James .
Roxburgh, 12, both of
Vancouver. James is the son of
well-known golfer Doug
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should encourage fast play.
The 18th is a lovely hole fin-
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eae lagher Jr, Jeff Sluman and stronger course would benetit
Some of the best golters in ‘Tornmy ‘Tolles. it. Said Hoy: “We already have
the world will be compenng Tournament organizers sav more bunkers than any other
tora US $2 million purse at Tom Kite and Fuzzy Zoeller tournament on tour, The obvi-
the Greater Vancouver Open : chance” of ous solution was to lengthen
at Northview Golf & Country while those “seriously the course.” >
Club Aug. 24-30. considering” are John Daly, Holes 5, 6 and 7 are being “8
The event, presented by Air Steve Elkington, Paul Azinger stretched, the tee on 16 =
Canada, is expected to include and ‘Tom Lehman. moved, and the rough grown wa

Payne Stewart, Mark Brooks, Changes are being made to longer. The changes will add
Brad Faxon, Jim Fury Northview to add length and 110 yards for a total of 6960,
Robert Gamez, Larry Mize, difficulty. “The criticism last but, Hoy pointed ont, at sea
Duffy Waldorf, Guy Boros, year was that the course was level here Northview will play
Russ Cochran, Fred Funk, toa casy,” said Northview head — longzr than most of the tour-
Dan Forsman, Greg Kraft, Hal pro Chris Hoy. The tour felt nament courses on the PGA
Sutton, Curtis Strange, Paul that the GVO was a strong tour.

" Davie Wishart
FRASERVIEW pro Ear) Francis is joined by Chelsea Guy, Glen Nontell, Brittany
Wong and James Roxburgh, all junior golfers who managed to make it through
the Fraserview course in well under the four-hour limit. ;

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