Nelson District Golf Championship 1928 – 1970

KOOTENAY CHAMPIONSHIP 1928 – 1942

NELSON  DISTRICT OPEN  CHAMPIONSHIP 1943 –

In 1928 the golfers of the Nelson Golf & Country Club decided to begin their first Labour Day tournament to attract tourists to the local tourist camp. Research indicates this event has been held continuously from 1928 – today. Hence this is possibly the oldest continuous  regional golf tournament in the West Kootenays. The list of champions is impressive. John Johnston, 1959 Canadian Amateur Champion, won this event in 1952 with a borrowed set of clubs. He played because he and his wife were visiting  her parents. Bill Wakeham, 1957 Canadian Junior Champion, 1968 and 1969  BC Open winner, and many times Canadian Tour winner, won the event in 1958 and 1960.. Herbert Clark, a sixteen year old junior, won the event in 1929. He could be the youngest person to accomplish the feat. A local film crew recorded the 1930 finals for the championship on 16mm film.

From 1928 – 1945 the Men’s champion had his named engraved on  the  Leith Cup. The Ken McBride Memorial Shield replaced the Leith Cup in 1945.The woman’s champion had her name engraved on the Gosnell Cup from 1928 – 1936. The Kootenay Brewery Cup replaced the Gosnell Cup in 1937.

DATE              MEN’S CHAMPION              WOMEN’S CHAMPION

1928                TR Wilson                                Miss M. Blackwood

1929                H. Clark                                    Miss D. Schwengers

1930                B Townshend                           Mrs. R. Pollard

1931                G. Shaw                                     Mrs. B. Townshend

1932                G. Shaw                                    Mrs. HH Lakes

1933                W. Meagher                             Mrs. HH Lakes

1934                RJ Bourque                              Mrs. B. Townshend

1935                D. Stack                                     Mrs. HH Lakes

1936                J. Allan                                      Miss Ellen Hughes

1937                C. Carlson                                 Mrs. B. Townshend

1938                C. Carlson                                 Mrs. B. Townshend

1939                J. Allan                                     Mrs. B. Townshend

1940                K. McBride                              Mrs. B Townshend

1941                J. Allan                                     Mrs. B. Townshend

1942                H. Donaldson                           Miss C. Hickman

1943                Reg Stone                                Miss C. Hickman

1944                Reg Stone                                Mrs. WA Fergie

1945                Roy Stone                                Mrs. B. Townshend

1946                Roy Stone                                Mrs. B. Townshend

1947                H. Donaldson                           Mrs. Reg Stone

1948                A. Donaldson                           Mrs. B. Townshend

1949                A. Donaldson                           Mrs. B Townshend

1950                DS McGibney                          Mrs. B Townshend

1951                C. Swanson                              Mary Juriloff

1952                J. Johnston                               Mary Juriloff

1953                J. Leschuk                                Mary Juriloff

1954                J. Allan                                     Joan Russell

1955                A. Donaldson                           Joan Sutcliffe

1956                A. Sherwood                            Helen Townshend

1957                D. Campbell                             Mrs. B. Townshend

1958                B. Wakeham                            Betty Wicken

1959                A. Sherwood                            Gwen Miller

1960                B. Wakeham                            Betty Duckworth

1961                A. Sherwood                            Gwen Miller

1962                B. Wakeham                            Gwen Miller

1963                A. Sherwood                            Isabel Morris

1964                E. Clem                                     Isabel Morris

1965                E. Clem                                     Beanie Berzina

1966                E. Clem                                     Marge Hamilton

1967                R. West                                     Marge Hamilton

1968                G. Lineker                                Marge Hamilton

1969                B. Clarkson                               Marge Hamilton

The BC Golf Museum would like to update this list of champions from 1970 – 2016. We would also like to locate the original Leith Cup and Gosnell Cup. Please contact us at e-mail:  office@bcgolfhouse.com.

 

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