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Show COUGARiOTL' Ulfeip's winnings get hefty boost in one week "t was the kind of week r r," -a any rj.jour proies- - I t .sional would be proud to complete. Former BYL' golfer Mike Weir began the week playing in a Canadian Skins Game competition with Fred Couples, John Daly and David Duval. He was in such great company because he is Canada's pre r, big-time,- I r - fifth place. This was the second time this year that Weir had been in the final group on the final day, but he slipped to a tie for fifth at the BellSouth Classic in April, matching that career-bes- t finish. MIKE WEIR: Watches, below, his tee shot on No. 1 Sunday at the Western Open in Lemont, III. He earned $270,000 for finishing second behind Tiger Woods, left, shown strolling up the 8th fairway at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in front of a handheld leaderboard. MOTOROLA Western Open ' WOODS dent is near $1 million. Prior to the Western Open, Weir's best PGA finish was game and not pay attention to what he was doing." one Weir reached stroke behind Woods, on No. 7 Sunday, but three bogeys on the backside ended his run. Only the second payday counts on the official money list, but Weir now is credited with $583,906, good for 46th place. Unofficially, the Draper resi mier golfer. And he trounced the big boys, earning $210,000. Five days later, he beat everyone but Tiger Woods at the Western Open, earning $270,000 more. "I knew that people would " be pulling for Tiger Weir said. "I just had to block that out and play my own 1 1 B ry .... " V" I v a &zIKy',z;- y. jv.i v. f Run On Over And Make More Out Of Your Day! Now with 9 Uteh Vtlby Locs&ns! LMm 25 Soutli State 485 South UiwrsityHn. Lrti. UiMkM.UT840 Prow. 84601 UT 84W3 (801) 761 1949 Fffc 290lestlUii fcMriuiRxtUI Insurance as a Atw Location 1272 North State, Orem Give us a call .J3g8BB (801)756-491- 8 (801) AtHt C'ir.' PtvwIWMnity 47 Soutfi 850 East 84003 0 UT (801)373-485- 1 OrMltortli PrmCntw 251 9(0WestCeiter Nortk State 0rea,UT84057 (801)225-523- 9 rrow.UT 84601 (801)373-567- 4 1 19 " 456 East State Pteasant O" Grove. OfMlSMrtll load UT 1520 84062 (801)785-022- Carpwrat Offkac Orem, South State UT (4058 (801)224-277- 3 tMmltNj 2025 fest Center Pron.UT 84601 (801)375-348- 2 456 East State Road, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062 (801) 1 - |