Author Archives: BC Golf House

Hastings Park GC – BC’s first municipal golf course – 100 years old if it still existed.  HISTORY OF FIRST MUNI COURSE IN BC WINDERMERE GOLF CLUB HASTINGS PARK GOLF COURSE, – EXHIBITION GOLF COURSE OPENED MAY 2nd, 1925 JEFFERSON … Continue reading →

Kettle Valley Golf 100 Years old in 2025 Sources: Vancouver Province, Grand Forks Gazette, Greenwood Ledge, Nelson Daily News; Map Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of the Boundary Country by Garnet Basque; Photos (coloured) Ted Gane In 1990 the Museum … Continue reading →

GOLF IN MISSION AREA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS IN 2025 Henry Alan Bulwer The Fraser Valley Record (FVR) October 11, 1967, published an article titled “Three golf courses have had short-lived successes.” The author claimed, “The first of these was a … Continue reading →

PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOLF CLUBS CELEBRATING 100TH ANNIVERSARIES IN 2025 BRITISH COLUMBIA Chemainus Denman Island Greenwood Kettle Valley Mission Prince George (1st course) Quilchena (Vancouver) Summerland WASHINGTON Kennewick Pasco Riverside (Wenatchee) Touchett Valley OREGON Bend Columbia (Portland) Lake Osewgo (Portland) Marshfield … Continue reading →

MAPLE RIDGE GOLF COURSE – CELEBRATES 100 YEARS in 2025 “BC’S OLDEST EXISTING NINE HOLE GOLF COURSE” In an interview with the Coquitlam Star on May 8th, 1912, John McIver Sr. described his journey from Lewis Island, Scotland to the … Continue reading →

JOHN BALL FAMILY “Builder of the first golf course west” In several publications during the 1920’s in the northwest, John Ball, the veteran golf course builder, is referred to as the “builder of the first golf course west of the … Continue reading →

ACCUFORM GOLF COMPANY – “Maker of the space age golf clubs”                                                           … Continue reading →

What happened to Jack Moffat – the first golf professional in the northwest? This article focuses on several questions surrounding John and William Moffat. Golf historians in the northwest have consistently been perplexed by the life of John Moffat. Around … Continue reading →

The History of “Aeration” in the Northwest Definition for Aeration ‘When we speak of aerification of soils we refer specifically to the cultivation of soil under permanent sod without disturbing the surface grass. “ Every spring in Vancouver the golf … Continue reading →

Biography of Harry “Low Tide” Winder &University Golf Course This article was generated by an Ebay acquisition. We acquired the 1937 Spalding Exhibition program held at the University Golf Course. In all his interviews, Harry Winder, the University Golf Course … Continue reading →