By Phil Egan for The Sarnia Journal The growth of leisure time began in Sarnia in the late nineteenth century, although many sporting clubs wouldn’t begin organized activities until the early days of the 20th century. One of the earliest to gain popularity was curling. Scottish-Canadians introduced the sport in [...]
by Jim Miller for the Sarnia Observer (2003) It was arguably the greatest sporting achievement by a Sarnia-born athlete in history. Mike Weir, who grew up in Bright’s Grove, played his junior golf at Huron Oaks and attended school first at St. Michael’s and then at St. Clair Secondary School, [...]
by Tara Jeffrey for the Sarnia Observer (2013) It seems like just yesterday that Sarnia native Mike Weir made history at Augusta National. “It's hard to believe it's been 10 years – it was a thrill of my golfing career,” Weir said during a media teleconference held Wednesday to discuss [...]
by Daniel Punch for the Sarnia Observer (2012) More than a century of golfing history began modestly in 1907 on property owned by Grand Trunk Railway. A group of golfers hacked balls through a field near Christina and Exmouth streets onto sandy greens, pulling any weeds that grew around the [...]
