Canadian Amateur Championship
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The Canadian Amateur Championship, begun in 1895, is the men's amateur
golf
championship of Canada
. It is staged annually by the Royal Canadian Golf Association
. It was played at match play
until 1968, went to stroke play
beginning in 1969, and reverted to match play in 1995. It returned to stroke play in 2008.
was founded in June 1895, at a meeting held in Ottawa
by ten charter member clubs, hosted by the Ottawa Golf Club (later the Royal Ottawa Golf Club
), and the new organization was granted the prefix 'Royal' in 1896. In conjunction with the meeting, the first men's amateur championship was staged, at match play, with the Governor General, Lord Aberdeen, donating a trophy, the Aberdeen Cup, to the champion. Thomas Harley of Kingston, Ontario
won the first championship.
This makes the Canadian Amateur slightly older than the U.S. Amateur, which was first staged later in 1895, and hence the third oldest national amateur championship in the world, after the British Amateur Championship, which began in 1885, and the Australian Amateur
in 1894.
The Aberdeen Cup was granted in perpetuity to George Lyon
, after he won three straight titles from 1905 to 1907. The original cup was retained by Lyon, but was eventually lost. A new trophy was then provided, the Earl Grey
Cup. Lyon would win a total of eight Canadian titles, which is still a record,, and he also won the gold medal at golf in the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.
The tournament was held annually until 1914 inclusive, but then was cancelled from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I
. It resumed in 1919, and then was staged annually until 1939 inclusive, being cancelled again from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II
. It has been held annually since 1946.
and Quebec
, but then dropped, were resumed with the start of the Willingdon Cup
competition, playing for a cup donated by the Governor General, Lord Willingdon. The Willingdon Cup features teams of four top players from each province, and is held on the first two days of the Canadian Amateur, which are also the qualifying days for the balance of the tournament. The Willingdon Cup was also not played from 1940-45.
and Quebec
until 1921, when it went to Manitoba
. It went to Alberta
for the first time in 1929, to British Columbia
for the first time in 1932, to Atlantic Canada
for the first time in 1949, and to Saskatchewan
for the first time in 1950. Since then, it has rotated around the country's top courses, with the current format allowing each of the six major golf regions (Atlantic Canada
, Quebec
, Ontario
, Manitoba
and Saskatchewan
, Alberta
, and British Columbia
) to have its turn on approximately a six-year cycle. Among Canada's ten provinces, only Newfoundland and Labrador
has yet to host it.
, who won six titles, finished runner-up four times, and had several more near-misses. Moe Norman
won back-to-back titles in 1955 and 1956. Nick Weslock waited until age 40 to win the first of his four titles in 1957. Although Gary Cowan
was consistently the best Canadian amateur from the late 1950s into the mid-1970s, he managed to win only one Canadian title, in 1961, but lost in the finals four more times, as well as finishing runner-up twice in stroke play. Doug Roxburgh
won his first of four crowns in 1972. Jim Nelford
won two in a row from 1975–1976, then narrowly missed a third in 1977, when he lost to Rod Spittle
, who won two in a row. Brent Franklin
won three in a row from 1985–1987, a feat not seen since Lyon did it some eighty years earlier. Richard Scott
won the Canadian title in three years out of four from 2003 to 2006. Cam Burke
won two straight from 2008 to 2009.
From the late 1920s into the 1970s, the Canadian Amateur often attracted many of the top American
amateurs, several of whom carried the trophy south, including Dick Chapman
, Frank Stranahan
, Don Cherry
, Harvie Ward
, Allen Miller
, Dick Siderowf
, and George Burns
. Other leading Americans who competed but fell short include William C. Campbell
, Jay Sigel
, and Nathaniel Crosby
. The Canadian title has also been won by South African Reg Taylor (1962), New Zealanders Stuart Jones (1967) and Gareth Paddison
(2001), Mexican
Rafael Alarcon (1979), and Australian Gary Simpson (1993).
To date, four players have won both the U.S. Amateur and Canadian Amateur titles: Ross Somerville, Dick Chapman, Harvie Ward, and Gary Cowan. Chapman and Ward also won The Amateur Championship
of Great Britain
, a title which no Canadian has yet taken.
. These nine (in chronological order of their Canadian Amateur wins) are: Fred Haas
, Ken Black, Frank Stranahan
, Bunky Henry
, Allen Miller
, George Burns (golfer)
, Richard Zokol
, Dillard Pruitt
, and Garrett Willis
.
Rod Spittle
, Canadian Amateur champion in 1977 and 1978, later won an event on the Champions Tour
, the 2010 AT&T Championship
in San Antonio.
has hosted the most Canadian Amateurs, with eight (1898, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1909, 1913, 1926, and 1995). Next are Royal Ottawa Golf Club
with seven (1895, 1899, 1906, 1911, 1914, 1925, and 1951); and Royal Montreal Golf Club
with seven (1897, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1931). Hamilton Golf and Country Club has hosted six championships (1922, 1927, 1935, 1948, 1977, and 1994).
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
championship of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is staged annually by the Royal Canadian Golf Association
Royal Canadian Golf Association
Golf Canada, formerly known as the Royal Canadian Golf Association is the governing body of golf in Canada.-Beginnings:The RCGA was founded on June 6, 1895 as the Canadian Golf Association at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club. The Royal prefix was granted to the CGA in June 1896 by Queen Victoria through...
. It was played at match play
Match play
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes...
until 1968, went to stroke play
Stroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
beginning in 1969, and reverted to match play in 1995. It returned to stroke play in 2008.
Founding and early years
The Royal Canadian Golf AssociationRoyal Canadian Golf Association
Golf Canada, formerly known as the Royal Canadian Golf Association is the governing body of golf in Canada.-Beginnings:The RCGA was founded on June 6, 1895 as the Canadian Golf Association at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club. The Royal prefix was granted to the CGA in June 1896 by Queen Victoria through...
was founded in June 1895, at a meeting held in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
by ten charter member clubs, hosted by the Ottawa Golf Club (later the Royal Ottawa Golf Club
Royal Ottawa Golf Club
The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several...
), and the new organization was granted the prefix 'Royal' in 1896. In conjunction with the meeting, the first men's amateur championship was staged, at match play, with the Governor General, Lord Aberdeen, donating a trophy, the Aberdeen Cup, to the champion. Thomas Harley of Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
won the first championship.
This makes the Canadian Amateur slightly older than the U.S. Amateur, which was first staged later in 1895, and hence the third oldest national amateur championship in the world, after the British Amateur Championship, which began in 1885, and the Australian Amateur
Australian Amateur
The Australian Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It has been played annually since 1894 and is organized by Golf Australia....
in 1894.
The Aberdeen Cup was granted in perpetuity to George Lyon
George Lyon (golfer)
George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame....
, after he won three straight titles from 1905 to 1907. The original cup was retained by Lyon, but was eventually lost. A new trophy was then provided, the Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Earl Grey is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for General Charles Grey, 1st Baron Grey. He had already been created Baron Grey, of Howick in the County of Northumberland, in 1801, and was made Viscount Howick, in the County of Northumberland, at the same time as...
Cup. Lyon would win a total of eight Canadian titles, which is still a record,, and he also won the gold medal at golf in the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.
The tournament was held annually until 1914 inclusive, but then was cancelled from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. It resumed in 1919, and then was staged annually until 1939 inclusive, being cancelled again from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It has been held annually since 1946.
Willingdon Cup
In 1927, the interprovincial team matches, which had begun in 1882, and held 27 times until 1921, between teams from OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, but then dropped, were resumed with the start of the Willingdon Cup
Willingdon Cup
The Willingdon Cup is an annual amateur golf team competition among Canada's provinces.-History:The Governor General of Canada, Lord Willingdon, donated the cup to Golf Canada in 1927, for annual rivalry among men's amateur teams from the provinces of Canada...
competition, playing for a cup donated by the Governor General, Lord Willingdon. The Willingdon Cup features teams of four top players from each province, and is held on the first two days of the Canadian Amateur, which are also the qualifying days for the balance of the tournament. The Willingdon Cup was also not played from 1940-45.
Rotation around country
The Canadian Amateur stayed in OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
until 1921, when it went to Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. It went to Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
for the first time in 1929, to British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
for the first time in 1932, to Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador...
for the first time in 1949, and to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
for the first time in 1950. Since then, it has rotated around the country's top courses, with the current format allowing each of the six major golf regions (Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
and Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, and British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
) to have its turn on approximately a six-year cycle. Among Canada's ten provinces, only Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
has yet to host it.
Dominant players
The Canadian Amateur was dominated in the 1920s and 1930s by Ross SomervilleRoss Somerville
Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur...
, who won six titles, finished runner-up four times, and had several more near-misses. Moe Norman
Moe Norman
Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman was a Canadian professional golfer. He was widely considered the best ball striker who ever lived among the best players in the world...
won back-to-back titles in 1955 and 1956. Nick Weslock waited until age 40 to win the first of his four titles in 1957. Although Gary Cowan
Gary Cowan
Gary Cowan is a Canadian golfer who has achieved outstanding results at the highest class in amateur competition.-Biography:...
was consistently the best Canadian amateur from the late 1950s into the mid-1970s, he managed to win only one Canadian title, in 1961, but lost in the finals four more times, as well as finishing runner-up twice in stroke play. Doug Roxburgh
Doug Roxburgh
Doug Roxburgh is a Canadian accountant, champion amateur golfer, and golf administrator. He has won the Canadian Amateur Championship four times, the B.C. Amateur Championship a record 13 times, and is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.Roxburgh was born in Vancouver, British Columbia...
won his first of four crowns in 1972. Jim Nelford
Jim Nelford
Jim Nelford is a Canadian professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour. He has also been a golf commentator for ESPN....
won two in a row from 1975–1976, then narrowly missed a third in 1977, when he lost to Rod Spittle
Rod Spittle
Rod Spittle is a Canadian professional golfer.Spittle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He played college golf at Ohio State University where his teammates included John Cook and Joey Sindelar. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1977 and 1978...
, who won two in a row. Brent Franklin
Brent Franklin
Brent Franklin is a former Canadian professional golfer.-Biography:Franklin was born in Barrie, Ontario. He was coached in golf by Jack McLaughlin as a youth, and first came to prominence when he won the 1981 Vancouver City Match Play Championship as a 15-year-old amateur, to become the youngest...
won three in a row from 1985–1987, a feat not seen since Lyon did it some eighty years earlier. Richard Scott
Richard Scott (golfer)
Richard Scott is a Canadian professional golfer.Scott was born in Kingsville, Ontario. He learned golf as a youth at the Kingsville Golf Club, south of Windsor, Ontario, near Lake Erie. He won the Canadian Amateur Championship in 2003, 2005, and 2006...
won the Canadian title in three years out of four from 2003 to 2006. Cam Burke
Cam Burke
Cam Burke is a Canadian amateur golfer.Burke was born in Kitchener, Ontario. He is a senior at Eastern Michigan University...
won two straight from 2008 to 2009.
From the late 1920s into the 1970s, the Canadian Amateur often attracted many of the top American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
amateurs, several of whom carried the trophy south, including Dick Chapman
Dick Chapman
Richard D. Chapman was an American amateur golfer. Time magazine crowned Chapman "the Ben Hogan of amateur golf"....
, Frank Stranahan
Frank Stranahan
Frank Richard Stranahan was a successful amateur golf champion. Stranahan was also the number one power lifter in his weight class from 1945 to 1954 and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness...
, Don Cherry
Don Cherry (singer/golfer)
Donald Ross Cherry is an American singer of traditional pop music, best known for his 1955 hit, "Band of Gold"; and a former amateur and professional golfer.-Biography:...
, Harvie Ward
Harvie Ward
Edward Harvie Ward, Jr. was an American golfer best known for his amateur career. He is best known for winning both the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur....
, Allen Miller
Allen Miller (golfer)
Allen Lane Miller III is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.Miller was born in San Diego, California. He had a distinguished amateur career. He attended the University of Georgia, and was a member of the golf team...
, Dick Siderowf
Dick Siderowf
Richard L. Siderowf is an American amateur golfer, who is best known for winning the British Amateur twice.-Biography:Siderowf was born in New Britain, Connecticut. He attended Duke University and played golf for the Blue Devils....
, and George Burns
George Burns (golfer)
George Francis Burns III is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the amateur and professional levels....
. Other leading Americans who competed but fell short include William C. Campbell
William C. Campbell
William Cammack Campbell , often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, is an American amateur golfer and two-time President of the United States Golf Association . He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.Campbell was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He served in the U.S...
, Jay Sigel
Jay Sigel
Robert Jay Sigel is an American professional golfer. He enjoyed one of the more illustrious careers in the history of U.S...
, and Nathaniel Crosby
Nathaniel Crosby
Nathaniel Patrick Crosby is an American golfer.Crosby was born at Hillsborough, California. He is the seventh child of the actor and singer Bing Crosby and the youngest of his three children from his second marriage to the actress Kathryn Grant.Crosby performed with his father, mother, brother...
. The Canadian title has also been won by South African Reg Taylor (1962), New Zealanders Stuart Jones (1967) and Gareth Paddison
Gareth Paddison
Gareth Paddison is a New Zealand professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia.As an amateur, Paddison won the New Zealand Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the Queensland Amateur Championship 1999 and the Canadian Amateur Championship in 2001. He also represented New Zealand at...
(2001), Mexican
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Rafael Alarcon (1979), and Australian Gary Simpson (1993).
To date, four players have won both the U.S. Amateur and Canadian Amateur titles: Ross Somerville, Dick Chapman, Harvie Ward, and Gary Cowan. Chapman and Ward also won The Amateur Championship
The Amateur Championship
The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur...
of Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, a title which no Canadian has yet taken.
Winners who won PGA Tour events
To date, nine players who won the Canadian Amateur have also won events on the PGA TourPGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
. These nine (in chronological order of their Canadian Amateur wins) are: Fred Haas
Fred Haas
Frederick T. "Freddie" Haas, Jr. was an American professional golfer.Hass was born in Portland, Arkansas...
, Ken Black, Frank Stranahan
Frank Stranahan
Frank Richard Stranahan was a successful amateur golf champion. Stranahan was also the number one power lifter in his weight class from 1945 to 1954 and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness...
, Bunky Henry
Bunky Henry
George Walter "Bunky" Henry, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Henry was born in Valdosta, Georgia. He attended Georgia Tech on a football scholarship, where he also played golf...
, Allen Miller
Allen Miller (golfer)
Allen Lane Miller III is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.Miller was born in San Diego, California. He had a distinguished amateur career. He attended the University of Georgia, and was a member of the golf team...
, George Burns (golfer)
George Burns (golfer)
George Francis Burns III is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the amateur and professional levels....
, Richard Zokol
Richard Zokol
Richard Francis "Dick" Zokol is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, winning at least one event in each venue....
, Dillard Pruitt
Dillard Pruitt
Dillard Pruitt is an American amateur golfer, who formerly played professionally on the PGA Tour.Pruitt was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University from 1981–1984 and was a distinguished member of the golf team. His leadership was a key part of the...
, and Garrett Willis
Garrett Willis
Garrett Michael Willis is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Willis was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended East Tennessee State University where he was member of the golf team, a first-team All-American his senior year. He won the Canadian...
.
Rod Spittle
Rod Spittle
Rod Spittle is a Canadian professional golfer.Spittle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He played college golf at Ohio State University where his teammates included John Cook and Joey Sindelar. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1977 and 1978...
, Canadian Amateur champion in 1977 and 1978, later won an event on the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
, the 2010 AT&T Championship
AT&T Championship
The AT&T Championship is a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It is played annually in October in San Antonio, Texas at the Oak Hills Country Club, and is the final full-field event of the Champions Tour season...
in San Antonio.
Most championships hosted
The Toronto Golf ClubToronto Golf Club
The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club , and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club . It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s...
has hosted the most Canadian Amateurs, with eight (1898, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1909, 1913, 1926, and 1995). Next are Royal Ottawa Golf Club
Royal Ottawa Golf Club
The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several...
with seven (1895, 1899, 1906, 1911, 1914, 1925, and 1951); and Royal Montreal Golf Club
Royal Montreal Golf Club
The Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in the Americas, having been founded in 1873. In that year, a small group of eight gentlemen sat in a dockside office and formed the Montreal Golf Club...
with seven (1897, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1931). Hamilton Golf and Country Club has hosted six championships (1922, 1927, 1935, 1948, 1977, and 1994).
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Niakwa Country Club Niakwa Country Club Niakwa Country Club is a country club and golf course in Winnipeg, Canada. The 18-hole course was designed in 1923 by Stanley Thompson, the premier Canadian golf course architect of his time. It is considered one of the most challenging and difficult par 72s in Winnipeg. The Club has hosted several... , MAN |
|Mackenzie Hughes | 274 |  Canada Albin Choi 276 |
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| 2010 | London Hunt Club & Redtail G&CC, ONT | |Albin Choi | 271 | Canada Eugene Wong 274 |
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| 2009 | Club de golf Le Blainvillier, QUE | |Cam Burke Cam Burke Cam Burke is a Canadian amateur golfer.Burke was born in Kitchener, Ontario. He is a senior at Eastern Michigan University... |
275 | Canada Mitch Sutton 276 |
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| 2008 | Paradise Canyon Golf & Country Club, ALTA | |Cam Burke Cam Burke Cam Burke is a Canadian amateur golfer.Burke was born in Kitchener, Ontario. He is a senior at Eastern Michigan University... |
274 | Canada Scott Stiles 278 Canada Eugene Wong 278 |
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| 2007 | Riverside, SASK | |Nick Taylor Nick Taylor (golfer) Nick Taylor is a Canadian professional golfer. He graduated from the University of Washington, and he won the 2007 Canadian Amateur Championship.... |
38 holes | Canada Michael Knight |
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| 2006 | Mississaugua Golf & Country Club Mississaugua Golf & Country Club The Mississaugua Golf & Country Club is a mixed club featuring an 18-hole championship golf course, curling facilities with six sheets, pro shop and lounge, tennis courts and an active bridge club... , ONT |
Richard Scott Richard Scott (golfer) Richard Scott is a Canadian professional golfer.Scott was born in Kingsville, Ontario. He learned golf as a youth at the Kingsville Golf Club, south of Windsor, Ontario, near Lake Erie. He won the Canadian Amateur Championship in 2003, 2005, and 2006... |
2 & 1 | Canada Todd Halpen |
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| 2005 | Bell Bay GC, NS | |Richard Scott Richard Scott (golfer) Richard Scott is a Canadian professional golfer.Scott was born in Kingsville, Ontario. He learned golf as a youth at the Kingsville Golf Club, south of Windsor, Ontario, near Lake Erie. He won the Canadian Amateur Championship in 2003, 2005, and 2006... |
10 & 8 | Canada Jay Snyder |
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| 2004 | Beaconsfield GC, QUE | Darren Wallace | 5 & 3 | Canada Marc Bourgeois |
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| 2003 | Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club is a private golf club located on Southwest Marine Drive in Vancouver, British Columbia.- History :The Shaughnessy Heights Golf Course, today the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, had its beginning in 1911 in the office of CPR executive, Richard Marpole... , BC |
Richard Scott Richard Scott (golfer) Richard Scott is a Canadian professional golfer.Scott was born in Kingsville, Ontario. He learned golf as a youth at the Kingsville Golf Club, south of Windsor, Ontario, near Lake Erie. He won the Canadian Amateur Championship in 2003, 2005, and 2006... |
4 & 3 | Canada Chris Baryla Chris Baryla Christopher Baryla is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.Baryla was born in Calgary. He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, and turned pro in 2004.... |
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| 2002 | Fraser Edmundston Golf Club, NB | Dillard Pruitt Dillard Pruitt Dillard Pruitt is an American amateur golfer, who formerly played professionally on the PGA Tour.Pruitt was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University from 1981–1984 and was a distinguished member of the golf team. His leadership was a key part of the... |
6 & 5 | Canada Michael Mezei |
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| 2001 | Credit Valley G&CC, ONT | Gareth Paddison Gareth Paddison Gareth Paddison is a New Zealand professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia.As an amateur, Paddison won the New Zealand Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the Queensland Amateur Championship 1999 and the Canadian Amateur Championship in 2001. He also represented New Zealand at... |
8 & 7 | Canada Graham Cooke |
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| 2000 | Glendale G&CC, ALTA | Han Lee Han Lee Han Lee is an American professional golfer.Lee played college golf at the University of California, Berkeley. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1999 and 2000.... |
5 & 3 | Canada Blair Buttar |
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| 1999 | Rivershore Estates & Golf Links, BC | Han Lee Han Lee Han Lee is an American professional golfer.Lee played college golf at the University of California, Berkeley. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1999 and 2000.... |
1 up | Canada Wes Heffernan Wes Heffernan Wes Heffernan is a Canadian professional golfer.Heffernan was born in Calgary, Alberta and attended the University of Calgary. He won the 2000 Alberta Amateur Championship a year after he finished runner-up in the Canadian Amateur Championship... |
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| 1998 | Hillsdale G&CC, QUE | Craig Matthew | 2 & 1 | Canada Steven Davies |
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| 1997 | The Links at Crowbush Cove, PEI | Dale Goehring | 1 up | Canada David Anthony |
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| 1996 | Glendale G&CC, MAN | Rob McMillan | 4 & 3 | Canada Craig Matthew |
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| 1995 | Toronto Golf Club Toronto Golf Club The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club , and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club . It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s... , ONT |
Garrett Willis Garrett Willis Garrett Michael Willis is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Willis was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended East Tennessee State University where he was member of the golf team, a first-team All-American his senior year. He won the Canadian... |
3 & 2 | Canada Stu Hamilton |
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| 1994 | Hamilton Golf and Country Club, ONT | Warren Sye Warren Sye Warren Sye is a Canadian amateur golfer who has won several important championships.-Biography:Sye was born Toronto, Ontario. He began playing at a young age at the Weston Golf Club in Toronto, where his father, a low-handicap player, had a membership. He attended the University of Houston on a... |
280(P) | Canada Bryan DeCorso Bryan DeCorso Bryan DeCorso is a Canadian professional golfer.DeCorso was born in Guelph, Ontario. He got started in golf with his father, playing at the Victoria Park East course in Guelph. He earned a golf scholarship to Kent State University. He finished as runner-up to Warren Sye at the 1994 Canadian... 280 |
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| 1993 | Victoria Golf Club Victoria Golf Club The Victoria Golf Club is a picturesque golf course located in the city of Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada, which is part of metropolitan Victoria. It was established in 1893, and is now the oldest golf club in Canada still located on its original site; a rocky point on the South Eastern tip of... , BC |
Gary Simpson | 281 | Canada Stu Hamilton 282 |
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| 1992 | Riverside CC, NB | Darren Ritchie | 282 | Canada Mike Weir Mike Weir Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003.... 284 |
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| 1991 | Royal Ottawa Golf Club Royal Ottawa Golf Club The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several... , QUE |
Jeff Kraemer | 283 | Canada Rob Anderson 285 Canada Steven Davies 285 Canada Mike Weir Mike Weir Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003.... 285 |
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| 1990 | Weston Golf and Country Club, ONT | Warren Sye Warren Sye Warren Sye is a Canadian amateur golfer who has won several important championships.-Biography:Sye was born Toronto, Ontario. He began playing at a young age at the Weston Golf Club in Toronto, where his father, a low-handicap player, had a membership. He attended the University of Houston on a... |
281 | Canada Jeff Cannon 283 Canada Arden Knoll 283 |
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| 1989 | Oakfield G&CC, NS | Peter Major | 279 | Canada Harvey Ellsworth 285 |
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| 1988 | Gallaghers Canyon, BC | Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh is a Canadian accountant, champion amateur golfer, and golf administrator. He has won the Canadian Amateur Championship four times, the B.C. Amateur Championship a record 13 times, and is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.Roxburgh was born in Vancouver, British Columbia... |
285 |  United States Orrin Vincent 288 |
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| 1987 | Mactaquac, NB | Brent Franklin Brent Franklin Brent Franklin is a former Canadian professional golfer.-Biography:Franklin was born in Barrie, Ontario. He was coached in golf by Jack McLaughlin as a youth, and first came to prominence when he won the 1981 Vancouver City Match Play Championship as a 15-year-old amateur, to become the youngest... |
283 |  Australia David Ecob 285 |
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| 1986 | Derrick, ALTA | Brent Franklin Brent Franklin Brent Franklin is a former Canadian professional golfer.-Biography:Franklin was born in Barrie, Ontario. He was coached in golf by Jack McLaughlin as a youth, and first came to prominence when he won the 1981 Vancouver City Match Play Championship as a 15-year-old amateur, to become the youngest... |
Canada Jack Kay, Jr. |
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| 1985 | Riverside, SASK | Brent Franklin Brent Franklin Brent Franklin is a former Canadian professional golfer.-Biography:Franklin was born in Barrie, Ontario. He was coached in golf by Jack McLaughlin as a youth, and first came to prominence when he won the 1981 Vancouver City Match Play Championship as a 15-year-old amateur, to become the youngest... |
283(P) | Canada Stu Hamilton 283 |
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| 1984 | Sunningdale CC, ONT | Bill Swartz | 285 | Canada Danny Mijovic 287 |
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| 1983 | Capilano, BC | Danny Mijovic | 277 | United States Jay Sigel Jay Sigel Robert Jay Sigel is an American professional golfer. He enjoyed one of the more illustrious careers in the history of U.S... 284 |
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| 1982 | Kaniwaki, QUE | Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh is a Canadian accountant, champion amateur golfer, and golf administrator. He has won the Canadian Amateur Championship four times, the B.C. Amateur Championship a record 13 times, and is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.Roxburgh was born in Vancouver, British Columbia... |
287(P) | Canada Brian Christie, Jr. 287 Canada Stu Hamilton 287 |
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| 1981 | Calgary G&CC, ALTA | Richard Zokol Richard Zokol Richard Francis "Dick" Zokol is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, winning at least one event in each venue.... |
271(P) | United States Blaine McCallister Blaine McCallister Blaine McCallister is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.... 271 |
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| 1980 | Halifax GC (New), NS | Greg Olson | 290 | Canada Stu Hamilton 293 Canada Steve Hayles 293 |
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| 1979 | Brantford GC, ONT | Rafael Alarcon | 282 | Canada Graham Cooke 286 |
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| 1978 | Laval-sur-le-Lac Club, QUE | Rod Spittle Rod Spittle Rod Spittle is a Canadian professional golfer.Spittle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He played college golf at Ohio State University where his teammates included John Cook and Joey Sindelar. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1977 and 1978... |
276 | Canada Gary Cowan Gary Cowan Gary Cowan is a Canadian golfer who has achieved outstanding results at the highest class in amateur competition.-Biography:... 286 United States Bob Mase 286 |
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| 1977 | Hamilton Golf and Country Club, ONT | Rod Spittle Rod Spittle Rod Spittle is a Canadian professional golfer.Spittle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He played college golf at Ohio State University where his teammates included John Cook and Joey Sindelar. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1977 and 1978... |
279 | Canada Jim Nelford Jim Nelford Jim Nelford is a Canadian professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour. He has also been a golf commentator for ESPN.... 281 |
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| 1976 | Royal Colwood G&CC, BC | Jim Nelford Jim Nelford Jim Nelford is a Canadian professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour. He has also been a golf commentator for ESPN.... |
287(P) |  Mexico Rafael Alarcon 287 |
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| 1975 | Riverside, NB | Jim Nelford Jim Nelford Jim Nelford is a Canadian professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour. He has also been a golf commentator for ESPN.... |
280 | Canada Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh is a Canadian accountant, champion amateur golfer, and golf administrator. He has won the Canadian Amateur Championship four times, the B.C. Amateur Championship a record 13 times, and is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.Roxburgh was born in Vancouver, British Columbia... 284 |
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| 1974 | Niakwa Country Club Niakwa Country Club Niakwa Country Club is a country club and golf course in Winnipeg, Canada. The 18-hole course was designed in 1923 by Stanley Thompson, the premier Canadian golf course architect of his time. It is considered one of the most challenging and difficult par 72s in Winnipeg. The Club has hosted several... , MAN |
Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh is a Canadian accountant, champion amateur golfer, and golf administrator. He has won the Canadian Amateur Championship four times, the B.C. Amateur Championship a record 13 times, and is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.Roxburgh was born in Vancouver, British Columbia... |
280 | Canada Gary Cowan Gary Cowan Gary Cowan is a Canadian golfer who has achieved outstanding results at the highest class in amateur competition.-Biography:... 284 |
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| 1973 | Summit, ONT | George Burns George Burns (golfer) George Francis Burns III is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the amateur and professional levels.... |
284 | United States Richard Ehrmanntraut 285 United States Daniel O'Neill 285 |
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| 1972 | Earl Grey, ALTA | Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh is a Canadian accountant, champion amateur golfer, and golf administrator. He has won the Canadian Amateur Championship four times, the B.C. Amateur Championship a record 13 times, and is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.Roxburgh was born in Vancouver, British Columbia... |
276 | Canada Dave Barr Dave Barr (golfer) David Allen Barr is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Champions Tour.Barr was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was a member of the golf team. He finished as runner-up in the 1972 Canadian... 280 |
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| 1971 | Oakfield G&CC, NS | Dick Siderowf Dick Siderowf Richard L. Siderowf is an American amateur golfer, who is best known for winning the British Amateur twice.-Biography:Siderowf was born in New Britain, Connecticut. He attended Duke University and played golf for the Blue Devils.... |
293(P) | Canada Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh is a Canadian accountant, champion amateur golfer, and golf administrator. He has won the Canadian Amateur Championship four times, the B.C. Amateur Championship a record 13 times, and is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.Roxburgh was born in Vancouver, British Columbia... 293 |
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| 1970 | Ottawa Hunt, ONT | Allen Miller Allen Miller (golfer) Allen Lane Miller III is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.Miller was born in San Diego, California. He had a distinguished amateur career. He attended the University of Georgia, and was a member of the golf team... |
274 | Canada Stu Hamilton 284 United States Billy Kratzert Billy Kratzert William August Kratzert is an American professional golfer and sportscaster, who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.... 284 United States Dick SiderowfDick Siderowf Richard L. Siderowf is an American amateur golfer, who is best known for winning the British Amateur twice.-Biography:Siderowf was born in New Britain, Connecticut. He attended Duke University and played golf for the Blue Devils.... 284 United States Jim SimonsJim Simons (golfer) James Bradley Simons was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.... 284 |
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| 1969 | Westmount, ONT | Wayne MacDonald | 284 | United States Dick Siderowf Dick Siderowf Richard L. Siderowf is an American amateur golfer, who is best known for winning the British Amateur twice.-Biography:Siderowf was born in New Britain, Connecticut. He attended Duke University and played golf for the Blue Devils.... 285 United States Leonard ThompsonLeonard Thompson (golfer) Leonard Stephen Thompson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.... 285 |
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| 1968 | Mayfair, ALTA | Jim Doyle | 4 & 3 | Canada Gary Cowan Gary Cowan Gary Cowan is a Canadian golfer who has achieved outstanding results at the highest class in amateur competition.-Biography:... |
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| 1967 | Royal Colwood, BC | Stuart Jones | 3 & 2 |  New Zealand Ross Murray |
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| 1966 | Summerlea, QUE | Nick Weslock | 1 up | United States William Brew |
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| 1965 | Pine Ridge, MAN | Bunky Henry Bunky Henry George Walter "Bunky" Henry, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Henry was born in Valdosta, Georgia. He attended Georgia Tech on a football scholarship, where he also played golf... |
1 up | United States William C. Campbell William C. Campbell William Cammack Campbell , often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, is an American amateur golfer and two-time President of the United States Golf Association . He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.Campbell was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He served in the U.S... |
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| 1964 | Riverside, SASK | Nick Weslock | 1 up | Canada Gary Cowan Gary Cowan Gary Cowan is a Canadian golfer who has achieved outstanding results at the highest class in amateur competition.-Biography:... |
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| 1963 | Riverside, NB | Nick Weslock | 7 & 6 | Canada Bert Ticehurst |
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| 1962 | Sunningdale CC, ONT | Reg Taylor | 4 & 2 | United States Tom Draper |
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| 1961 | Edmonton CC, ALTA | Gary Cowan Gary Cowan Gary Cowan is a Canadian golfer who has achieved outstanding results at the highest class in amateur competition.-Biography:... |
1 up | Canada Ted Homenuik |
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| 1960 | Ottawa Hunt, ONT | Keith Alexander | 4 & 3 | Canada Gary Cowan Gary Cowan Gary Cowan is a Canadian golfer who has achieved outstanding results at the highest class in amateur competition.-Biography:... |
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| 1959 | Marine Drive, BC | John Johnston | 1 up | Canada Gary Cowan Gary Cowan Gary Cowan is a Canadian golfer who has achieved outstanding results at the highest class in amateur competition.-Biography:... |
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| 1958 | Scarboro, ONT | Bruce Castator | 1 up | Canada Eric Hanson |
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| 1957 | St. Charles Country Club St. Charles Country Club St. Charles Country Club is a private country club in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It features three nine hole golf courses, each with a distinct style that reflects the golf course designer responsible for it.- History :... , MAN |
Nick Weslock | 9 & 8 | Canada Ted Homenuik |
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| 1956 | Fraser Edmundston Golf Club, NB | Moe Norman Moe Norman Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman was a Canadian professional golfer. He was widely considered the best ball striker who ever lived among the best players in the world... |
5 & 4 | Canada Jerry Magee |
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| 1955 | Calgary G&CC, ALTA | Moe Norman Moe Norman Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman was a Canadian professional golfer. He was widely considered the best ball striker who ever lived among the best players in the world... |
39 holes | Canada Lyle Crawford |
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| 1954 | London Hunt, ONT | Harvie Ward Harvie Ward Edward Harvie Ward, Jr. was an American golfer best known for his amateur career. He is best known for winning both the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur.... |
5 & 4 | United States William C. Campbell William C. Campbell William Cammack Campbell , often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, is an American amateur golfer and two-time President of the United States Golf Association . He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.Campbell was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He served in the U.S... |
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| 1953 | Kaniwaki, QUE | Don Cherry Don Cherry (singer/golfer) Donald Ross Cherry is an American singer of traditional pop music, best known for his 1955 hit, "Band of Gold"; and a former amateur and professional golfer.-Biography:... |
1 up | Canada Don Doe |
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| 1952 | Capilano, BC | Larry Bouchery | 37 holes | United States William C. Campbell William C. Campbell William Cammack Campbell , often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, is an American amateur golfer and two-time President of the United States Golf Association . He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.Campbell was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He served in the U.S... |
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| 1951 | Royal Ottawa Golf Club Royal Ottawa Golf Club The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several... , QUE |
Walter McElroy | 2 & 1 | Canada Phil Farley |
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| 1950 | Saskatoon GC, SASK | Bill Mawhinney | 6 & 4 | Canada Nick Weslock |
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| 1949 | Riverside, NB | Dick Chapman Dick Chapman Richard D. Chapman was an American amateur golfer. Time magazine crowned Chapman "the Ben Hogan of amateur golf".... |
38 holes | Canada Phil Farley |
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| 1948 | Hamilton Golf and Country Club, ONT | Frank Stranahan Frank Stranahan Frank Richard Stranahan was a successful amateur golf champion. Stranahan was also the number one power lifter in his weight class from 1945 to 1954 and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness... |
9 & 7 | Canada C.J. Stoddard |
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| 1947 | Royal-Quebec Golf Club Royal-Quebec Golf Club The Royal-Quebec Golf Club is a golf course founded in 1874 in Boischatel by members of the local business community, notably Scots-Quebecers bankers and businessmen who played a major role in its creation and development... , QUE |
Frank Stranahan Frank Stranahan Frank Richard Stranahan was a successful amateur golf champion. Stranahan was also the number one power lifter in his weight class from 1945 to 1954 and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness... |
6 & 5 | Canada Bill Ezinicki Bill Ezinicki William "Wild Bill" Ezinicki is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs , the Boston Bruins , and the New York Rangers of the NHL.... |
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| 1946 | Mayfair, ALTA | Henry Martell | 6 & 5 | Canada Ken Black |
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| 1939 | Mount Bruno, QUE | Ken Black | 8 & 6 | Canada Henry Martell |
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| 1938 | London Hunt Club, ONT | Ted Adams | 37 holes | Canada Ross Somerville Ross Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur... |
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| 1937 | Ottawa Hunt, ONT | Ross Somerville Ross Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur... |
2 & 1 | Canada Phil Farley |
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| 1936 | St. Charles Country Club St. Charles Country Club St. Charles Country Club is a private country club in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It features three nine hole golf courses, each with a distinct style that reflects the golf course designer responsible for it.- History :... , MAN |
Fred Haas Fred Haas Frederick T. "Freddie" Haas, Jr. was an American professional golfer.Hass was born in Portland, Arkansas... |
8 & 7 | Canada Bobby Reith |
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| 1935 | Hamilton Golf and Country Club, ONT | Ross Somerville Ross Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur... |
7 & 6 | Canada Gordon Taylor, Jr. |
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| 1934 | Laval-sur-le-Lac Club, QUE | Albert Campbell | 1 up | Canada Ross Somerville Ross Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur... |
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| 1933 | Shaughnessy Heights, BC | Albert Campbell | 3 & 2 | Canada Ken Black |
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| 1932 | Lambton Golf Club Lambton Golf Club Lambton Golf and Country Club is a private golf and tennis club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Club is located in the eastern banks of the Humber River, west of Jane Street. It was established in 1902, designed by George Cumming, with input from George Lyon, who became its best-known member... , ONT |
Gordon B. Taylor | 5 & 3 | Canada Jack A. Cameron |
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| 1931 | Royal Montreal Golf Club Royal Montreal Golf Club The Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in the Americas, having been founded in 1873. In that year, a small group of eight gentlemen sat in a dockside office and formed the Montreal Golf Club... , QUE |
Ross Somerville Ross Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur... |
3 & 2 | United States Arthur Yates |
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| 1930 | London Hunt Club, ONT | Ross Somerville Ross Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur... |
11 & 10 | United States J. Wood Platt |
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| 1929 | Jasper Park Golf Club, ALTA | Eddie Held | 3 & 2 | United States Gardiner White |
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| 1928 | Summerlea, QUE | Ross Somerville Ross Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur... |
3 & 2 | United States William K. Lanman, Jr. |
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| 1927 | Hamilton Golf and Country Club, ONT | Donald Carrick Donald Carrick Donald Day Carrick was an Ontario lawyer, political figure, Olympic boxer, and Canadian national golf champion. He represented Toronto Trinity as a Liberal member from 1954 to 1957.... |
9 & 8 | Canada Frank Thompson |
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| 1926 | Toronto Golf Club Toronto Golf Club The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club , and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club . It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s... , ONT |
Ross Somerville Ross Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur... |
4 & 3 | Canada C.C. Fraser |
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| 1925 | Royal Ottawa Golf Club Royal Ottawa Golf Club The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several... , QUE |
Donald Carrick Donald Carrick Donald Day Carrick was an Ontario lawyer, political figure, Olympic boxer, and Canadian national golf champion. He represented Toronto Trinity as a Liberal member from 1954 to 1957.... |
5 & 4 | Canada Ross Somerville Ross Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur... |
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| 1924 | Rosedale Golf Club Rosedale Golf Club Rosedale Golf Club is a private golf club in Toronto. Founded in 1893, it was originally located in Rosedale, Toronto at the site of the current Rosedale Field... , ONT |
Frank Thompson | 3 & 1 | Canada Ross Somerville Ross Somerville Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur... |
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| 1923 | Kaniwaki Golf Club, QUE | W.J. Thompson | 3 & 2 | Canada Redvers Mackenzie |
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| 1922 | Hamilton Golf and Country Club, ONT | C.C. Fraser | 37 holes | Canada Norman Scott |
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| 1921 | Winnipeg GC, MAN | Frank Thompson | 38 holes | Canada C.W. Hague |
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| 1920 | Beaconsfield GC, QUE | C.B. Grier | 5 & 4 | Canada Tom Gillespie |
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| 1919 | Lambton Golf Club Lambton Golf Club Lambton Golf and Country Club is a private golf and tennis club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Club is located in the eastern banks of the Humber River, west of Jane Street. It was established in 1902, designed by George Cumming, with input from George Lyon, who became its best-known member... , ONT |
William McLuckie | 6 & 4 | Canada G.H. Turpin |
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| 1915-18: No Championships due to World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... |
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| 1914 | Royal Ottawa Golf Club Royal Ottawa Golf Club The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several... |
George Lyon George Lyon (golfer) George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.... |
8 & 7 | United States Brice Evans |
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| 1913 | Toronto Golf Club Toronto Golf Club The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club , and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club . It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s... , ONT |
G.H. Turpin | 1 up | Canada Gerald Lees |
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| 1912 | Royal Montreal Golf Club Royal Montreal Golf Club The Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in the Americas, having been founded in 1873. In that year, a small group of eight gentlemen sat in a dockside office and formed the Montreal Golf Club... , QUE |
George Lyon George Lyon (golfer) George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.... |
6 & 5 | Canada A. Hutcheson |
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| 1911 | Royal Ottawa Golf Club Royal Ottawa Golf Club The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several... |
G.H. Hutton | 39 holes | Canada A.E. Austin |
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| 1910 | Lambton Golf Club Lambton Golf Club Lambton Golf and Country Club is a private golf and tennis club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Club is located in the eastern banks of the Humber River, west of Jane Street. It was established in 1902, designed by George Cumming, with input from George Lyon, who became its best-known member... , ONT |
Fritz Martin | 37 holes | Canada George Lyon George Lyon (golfer) George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.... |
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| 1909 | Toronto Golf Club Toronto Golf Club The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club , and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club . It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s... , ONT |
E. Legge | 1 up | Canada G.F. Moss |
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| 1908 | Royal Montreal Golf Club Royal Montreal Golf Club The Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in the Americas, having been founded in 1873. In that year, a small group of eight gentlemen sat in a dockside office and formed the Montreal Golf Club... , QUE |
A. Wilson, Jr. | 1 up | Canada Fritz Martin |
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| 1907 | Lambton Golf Club Lambton Golf Club Lambton Golf and Country Club is a private golf and tennis club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Club is located in the eastern banks of the Humber River, west of Jane Street. It was established in 1902, designed by George Cumming, with input from George Lyon, who became its best-known member... , ONT |
George Lyon George Lyon (golfer) George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.... |
3 & 2 | Canada Fritz Martin |
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| 1906 | Royal Ottawa Golf Club Royal Ottawa Golf Club The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several... |
George Lyon George Lyon (golfer) George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.... |
5 & 4 | Canada Douglas Laird |
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| 1905 | Toronto Golf Club Toronto Golf Club The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club , and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club . It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s... , ONT |
George Lyon George Lyon (golfer) George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.... |
12 & 11 | Canada R.S. Strath |
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| 1904 | Royal Montreal Golf Club Royal Montreal Golf Club The Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in the Americas, having been founded in 1873. In that year, a small group of eight gentlemen sat in a dockside office and formed the Montreal Golf Club... , QUE |
J. Percy Taylor | 5 & 3 | Canada George Lyon George Lyon (golfer) George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.... |
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| 1903 | Toronto Golf Club Toronto Golf Club The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club , and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club . It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s... , ONT |
George Lyon George Lyon (golfer) George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.... |
10 & 8 | Canada M.C. Cameron |
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| 1902 | Royal Montreal Golf Club Royal Montreal Golf Club The Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in the Americas, having been founded in 1873. In that year, a small group of eight gentlemen sat in a dockside office and formed the Montreal Golf Club... , QUE |
Fritz Martin | 1 up | Canada R.C.H Cassells |
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| 1901 | Toronto Golf Club Toronto Golf Club The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club , and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club . It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s... , ONT |
W.A.H. Kerr | 38 holes | Canada J. Percy Taylor |
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| 1900 | Royal Montreal Golf Club Royal Montreal Golf Club The Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in the Americas, having been founded in 1873. In that year, a small group of eight gentlemen sat in a dockside office and formed the Montreal Golf Club... , QUE |
George Lyon George Lyon (golfer) George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.... |
38 holes | Canada Gordon W. McDougall |
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| 1899 | Royal Ottawa Golf Club Royal Ottawa Golf Club The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several... |
Vere C. Brown | 5 & 3 | Canada Stewart Gillespie |
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| 1898 | Toronto Golf Club Toronto Golf Club The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club , and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club . It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s... , ONT |
George Lyon George Lyon (golfer) George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.... |
12 & 11 | Canada G.H.F. Pattison |
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| 1897 | Royal Montreal Golf Club Royal Montreal Golf Club The Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in the Americas, having been founded in 1873. In that year, a small group of eight gentlemen sat in a dockside office and formed the Montreal Golf Club... , QUE |
W.A.H. Kerr | 5 & 4 | Canada R.T. Henderson |
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| 1896 | Royal-Quebec Golf Club Royal-Quebec Golf Club The Royal-Quebec Golf Club is a golf course founded in 1874 in Boischatel by members of the local business community, notably Scots-Quebecers bankers and businessmen who played a major role in its creation and development... , QUE |
Stewart Gillespie | 4 & 3 | Canada W.A. Griffith |
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| 1895 | Royal Ottawa Golf Club Royal Ottawa Golf Club The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several... |
Thomas Harley | 7 & 5 | Canada A. Simpson |
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Future sites
- 2012 Camelot Golf Club, ONT
- 2013 Royal Colwood Golf Club, BC
- 2014 Elmhurst Golf Club, MAN
- 2015 Weston Golf Club, ONT
- 2016 Royal Ottawa Golf ClubRoyal Ottawa Golf ClubThe Royal Ottawa Golf Club is a premier private golf club located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1891, and has made major contributions to the development of Canadian golf right from its early years, hosting many important championships and meetings, and continues to do so. Several...
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