Author Archives: BC Golf House

HUNTTING CUP RECORDS The museum is attempting to add the missing information to these records. If you have played in this event in the past twenty years you could assist us by providing the Venue and the Names of the … Continue reading →

L.S. Jacobs Standing second from the right L.S. Jacobs  “British Columbia’s First Golf Professional” While researching the Ayton family for the Point Grey Centennial project, I found the above photo taken at the 1908 US Open.  Standing second from the … Continue reading →

CHEHALIS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB “Vernon Macan’s best nine hole design” ‘Formed in 1922 Chehalis would celebrate their centennial in 2022” Vernon Macan GA (Golf Architect) Macan’s friends in Seattle and Victoria thought he had flipped when he announced in … Continue reading →

Formation of the British Columbia Golf Association (June 9th, 1922) To understand the history of the British Columbia Golf Association (BCGA)  it is necessary to study the history of the British Columbia Men’s Amateur Championship. Prior to WW 2, the … Continue reading →

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 →