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Spotlight on Golf: Bill Knight at the Cornwall Golf

and Country Club

By Casey Leger Club. During those years, we brought in 150 new
members, discharged the mortgage, and built a
new men’s locker room and east patio. My kids,
Allison, Lesley, and Andrew each went through the
junior program at the Club. Although they don’t
play much today, they have a good grounding.

I play about 3 times per week in the summer
months and try to get in a bit of practising. I have
his month, long-time Cornwall Golf and played on all the interclub teams over the years,
TCountry Club member Bill Knight tells his
but now limit my competition to seniors’
own story.
events. In 2001, I won the Cornwall Open A
In 1896, William Douglas Knight, my Class (72). I have been runner up in the Club
grandfather, and 5 other prominent Cornwall Championship several times, won the President’s
businessmen formed the Cornwall Golf Club Ltd.
Match Play, and recently won the Senior Club
In 1957, I joined as a child member at the age Championship, defeating Ron McAllister in an
of 8 years old, the youngest age for a member.
11-hole playoff.
Back then, we learned our golf from Bob Dean,
the Professional, who was an excellent golfer. My best competitive rounds are 69, 73 (which Photo Submitted
As a junior, we travelled to many wonderful golf tied for low medalist) in the St. Lawrence League
competition, a 68 non-competitive round, and
courses, mostly in Quebec, to participate in the
Junior Field Day competitions. Times were good I have 2 career holes-in-one. Today, now that I
am retired from civil engineering, I still enjoying
and Cornwall was always well represented.
playing golf, especially at Cornwall Golf Club -
Both my father and mother played golf, and many wonderful and exotic countries (sometimes
it is an easy walk and has a regional reputation
my father’s sister (Elaine) and brother (Ambrose) for small fast greens; also, the camaraderie is with my clubs). I enjoy playing with my kids
each won the club championship on numerous
exceptional occasionally and soon will be offering instructions
occasions. In 1983 and 1984, I was honoured to to our delightful granddaughters, Serena and
be president of the Cornwall Golf and Country Donna and I like to travel and have been to Maya.

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ASK THE COACH

Abigail Leger

Age: 18
Grade: 12
School: Saint Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School
Hometown: Cornwall
Visit Us July’s Ask the Coach question is courtesy of recent high
For Expert school graduate Abigail Leger. She asks her father and long-
time Lady Panthers’ Rugby coach and English teacher Casey
Service Leger:
What’s it like to see four of your top players graduate in one
year?

It’s always great to watch a graduating class finally achieve
what they’ve worked so hard to accomplish. This year, I’m especially proud. The Panthers
might be losing four veteran players in Abby Leger, Sarah Conroy Annabelle McIntosh,
and Marissa Belmonte, but each of these girls is moving on to the next step in their lives.
Three of these young ladies are going to university. One is enlisting in the Canadian
Forces. Annabelle will be playing rugby for Bishop’s. I’d like to think that playing rugby
has had something to do with that. Photo Credit: Phototoart.ca

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