University Golf Club

The University Golf Club is a public golf club located in Pacific Spirit Regional Park near the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and the University of British Columbia. It is owned and operated by Musqueam Capital Corporation.

University Golf Club logo

History of the club

University Golf Club was designed by A.V. Macan,[1] and was opened as a public course in 1929 by John Boyd. It was originally named Westward Ho!, but the club became known to the public by its current name soon after. The project was originally estimated to have cost little more than $70,000 to $80,000 to complete.[2]

Currently the club does not offer membership of any kind, hence the club's motto: Non-members only.

2007 potential close

The future of the course had at one point been called into question, according to an article in the Vancouver Sun newspaper published on June 27, 2007. The local Musqueam Indian Band was attempting to buy the land which the course occupies in order to build housing, however there is a land use covenant in place restricting the use of the land to a golf course for a "long-term period". The Musqueam Band offered in 2003 to buy the course on the understanding that it would honour the land use covenant.[3]

Scorecard
ParRed teesWhite teesBlue teesMen's hcp.Ladies' hcp.
Hole 15442 Yards484 Yards515 Yards53
Hole 24374 Yards395 Yards428 Yards11
Hole 3368 Yards85 Yards108 Yards1717
Hole 44376 Yards399 Yards419 Yards35
Hole 55434 Yards438 Yards480 Yards97
Hole 64340 Yards359 Yards376 Yards1111
Hole 73144 Yards159 Yards185 Yards1315
Hole 84279 Yards334 Yards350 Yards1513
Hole 94370 Yards381 Yards407 Yards79
Outward 9362,827 Yards3,044 Yards3,268 Yards
Hole 104370 Yards391 Yards405 Yards1010
Hole 113131 Yards146 Yards178 Yards1216
Hole 124337 Yards354 Yards382 Yards84
Hole 135400 Yards510 Yards523 Yards26
Hole 144338 Yards359 Yards380 Yards1612
Hole 154376 Yards396 Yards418 Yards48
Hole 163115 Yards134 Yards145 Yards1818
Hole 175484 Yards501 Yards541 Yards62
Hole 184293 Yards321 Yards361 Yards1414
Inward 9362,844 Yards3,112 Yards3,333 Yards
Overall725,671 Yards6,146 Yards6,601 Yards
Men's ratingMen's slopeLadies' ratingLadies' slope
Red tees66.812372.3122
White tees69.212475.3129
Blue tees71.612877.8134[4]

References
  1. The Golf Course, by Geoffrey Cornish and Ronald Whitten, 1981.
  2. "University Golf Club - Official web site (History section)". Retrieved 2007-07-23.
  3. Fowlie, Jonathan (2007-06-27). "Housing slated for university golf course, opponents say". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
  4. "University Golf Club Score Card". University Golf Club. 2007. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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