Vancouver Golf Links – “Another Lost Course” Years of research shows the Lower Mainland lost the Vancouver Country Club course at Jericho (1892 – 1894), their course in Stanley Park (1894 – 1896), and their course at the Moodyville Rifle … Continue reading →

Golf in Merritt Celebrates 100 Years in 2022 These articles start with a basic premise.  Here the premise was our records show the Merritt Golf Club commenced operation in 1922. The article would  describe the short history of the club … Continue reading →

The Malaspina Open began in 1950 as a method to raise funds for the golf club. This event ceased operation in 1955 – 1956. It restarted in 1962 and is still held today. The museum is attempting to reconstruct the … Continue reading →

Congratulations  to the following courses that will be or would be celebrating 100 years in 2022. If we are missing a course please advise. Email: office@bcgolfhouse.com British Columbia Courtenay GC (1st course) Cowichan GC (1st course) Marine Drive GC Merritt … Continue reading →

Introduction This article is the first of a series that documents the history of the golf clubs in the Pacific Northwest that celebrate their Centennial anniversary in 2022. None of the articles is intended to be a complete history of … Continue reading →

The Original Williams Lake Golf Club Note: Unfortunately we have no access to the Williams Lake Tribune pre 1980 newspapers. For this article we relied on the Williams Lake golf course references from the Prince George Citizen and the Quesnel … Continue reading →

Williams Lake Open 1963   Butch Rife 1964   Butch Rife Chilcotin Inn Open (Williams Lake) 1965   Lloyd Harper 1966 1967 1968 Williams Lake Stampede Open 1969   Bob Cleland 1970 1971   Brian Purdy 1972   Noel Pumfrey 1973 … Continue reading →

STEVE BERRY’S PLAYING RECORD Two weeks prior to Steve’s passing, we attempted to identify all his tournament wins. The list below is the result of the research to date. He provided a number of additional possibilities but we have not … Continue reading →

STEVE BERRY  “The Ultimate Team Player” Fortunately Steve sat down for an extensive interview describing his illustrious career before his passing. Steve is an honoured member of the Golf Hall of Fame in two categories: as an individual player and … Continue reading →

QUESNEL OPEN also named QUESNEL JEWELLERS OPEN, QUESNEL SPORTSMAN OPEN, QUESNEL MEN’S OPEN First held on the old course in 1950 YEAR               CHAMPION 1950               Tommy Bissett 1951               Ed McCabe 1952               John Lazzarin 1953               John Lazzarin 1954               Lloyd Harper 1955               Bill … Continue reading →