Vancouver Golf Club

Vancouver Golf Club, located in the Canadian city of Coquitlam, British Columbia, is the oldest golf club in the Lower Mainland.[2]

Vancouver Golf Club
Club information
Location in Canada
Location in British Columbia
LocationCoquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Established1910, 111 years ago
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Tournaments hostedCanadian Women's Open
(1988, 1991, 2012, 2015)
Websitevancouvergolfclub.com
Designed byH.T. (Mike) Gardner
Par72
Length6,800 yards (6,218 m)[1] Longest hole is #6 - 620 yards
Course rating72.6[2]
Slope rating131

Established 111 years ago in 1910, it opened the following year on a former sheep farm on the west side of Blue Mountain. The suburban club was originally considered to be far outside of the major population centre of Vancouver, requiring a trip on the British Columbia Electric Railway and often an overnight stay at the club. Today, the club is considered to be centrally located in the Lower Mainland.[3]

The club has hosted the Canadian Women's Open three times on the LPGA Tour, in 1988, 1991, and 2012. The first two events were held as the du Maurier Classic, a women's major, and were won by Sally Little and Nancy Scranton, respectively.[4][5] The 2012 edition was won by 15-year-old amateur Lydia Ko and the tournament is scheduled to return in 2015. Vancouver Golf Club also hosted one Senior PGA Tour event in the 1985, the Canada Senior Open Championship, won by Peter Thomson of Australia.[3]

The club became the subject of controversy in 2008 when it became known that a rule was implemented eight years earlier that required new members to be able to speak English, regardless of their ability to pay the $65,000 full-play membership fee. The club stated it did not forbid members from speaking other languages while on the grounds, but required the English proficiency in order to ensure that members could understood and abide by club rules.[6][7]

Scorecard

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Mounds396410Timbers5155
2Creek371411Tank3664
3Pond162312Short Hole1953
4Hill351413Tipperary5265
5Maples348414Blue Mtn.3804
6Long Hole  620515Meadow4154
7Shadows192316Grave4054
8Spring372417Dogwood3984
9Halfway350418Donnybrook4384
Out3,16235In3,63837
Source:[1]Total6,80072

Notable members

References

  1. "Score Card". Vancouver Golf Club. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. Golf.com: Vancouver Golf Club Retrieved on 18 May 2009
  3. Vancouver Golf Club: History Retrieved on 18 May 2009
  4. "Sally Little takes 3rd LPGA major crown". Gainesville Sun. Associated Press. July 4, 1988. p. 1C.
  5. "Scranton charges back to win du Maurier title". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Associated Press. September 16, 1991. p. D2.
  6. Ziemer, Brad (August 29, 2008). "Golf club limits members to English speakers". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  7. CBC: B.C. golf club defends English-language policy for members 29 August 2008
  8. "CAHA Official Doug Grimston Passes at 55". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. September 15, 1955. p. 7.; "Hockey Official Dies In Hospital". Medicine Hat News. Medicine Hat, Alberta. September 15, 1955. p. 4.


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