PGA Golf
For example, how about the Canadian Open (PGA) Golf Tournament being played at Glen Abbey this weekend. I always thought it was cool to have the best golfers in the world playing golf at a venue so close to us, and I have even played Glen Abbey, which adds an extra bit of excitement. Watching these guys "shoot the lights out" at this course is amazing. To the average golfer, this is not an easy course, for these guys...well let's just say they are scoring pretty well.
An interesting story developed yesterday when Hunter Mahan, who at the time was leading the Canadian Open...got a phone call, his wife was giving birth to their first child. Here is the dilemma, should he pack up and head home, giving up a possible Million Dollar payday, or rush home for the birth of his child. I would love to know your thoughts on this...but Hunter did the "father of the year" and "husband of the year" thing, he left the tournament, and went home to be with his wife.
In other Canadian Open News.....Canadian Golfer Mike Weir, is playing on Sunday, he has been struggling over the last couple of years..but had a charge up the leader board on Friday to make the cut. I still feel like Mike has some game left, and I am always cheering him on. He still draws some great cheers from the crowd at The Canadian Open.
Local Lacrosse
At this time of year, you can find some great playoff lacrosse, right in your own back yard. It might be minor lacrosse play downs and qualifiers, it might be Junior Lacrosse (A, B or C), or it might even be Senior (A or B) Lacrosse. No matter what you like, there is some really great lacrosse being played, and you never know what you might see if you go to a game.
For example...last Saturday, we went to the 5th and final game of the best of 5 playoff game between the Peterborough Junior A squad, playing against the hometown Burlington Chiefs. It was a warm night for sure, and the arena was a tad muggy. The lacrosse was fantastic. A back and forth game held everybody close to the edge of their seat the entire game. Peterborough scored a beautiful goal late in the game to win the game 10 - 9 and take the series 3 - 2 from the devastated home crowd.
The thing I wanted to share with you though, is something that if you don't go to these games, you will never see. Somewhere in the second period, a Peterborough player (I forget his name - sorry) scored a goal. I am here to tell you that it was one of the most spectacular goal I have ever seen...definitely "Top 5", possibly best ever. John Grant Jr. and John Tavares would have been standing and applauding this goal. It is hard to describe, but the shot clock was winding down, a Peterborough player fired a spectacular pass (which of course is key to any great goal) - he had about 3 inches to get the ball in and he hit his teammate right in the stick. The player was just outside the crease. The Burlington defender, did the right thing and whacked the opponents arm to dislodge the ball. The Boro player's hand was dislodged form the stick, but with one hand still on his stick, and the shot clock at 2 second, with one fluid motion swung his stick over his shoulder (the only thing he could have possibly done) and the ball was in the top corner of the net. The hometown crowd, albeit not happy about the goal, could do nothing but gasp, mouth opened, jaw dropping.....it was that good. Wow!
Warrior Dash
My son Stuart made a trip south (from Thunder Bay) for a vacation...and he had a lot planned. On his way home, his good buddies stopped for a little camping trip and while they were at it, participated in the Warrior Dash.
The Warrior Dash is an obstacle course that is ran with a team of 4...through the mud, up and over obstacles and across the finish line. This year passitonsports.ca sponsored the boys, and they made me proud. Stuart finished 86th out of 2500 entrants...obviously the rugged north is doing him well.
Just another Feel Good week of sports.
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