Peace River Golf Association
In September 1937 three courses existed in the Peace River District: Peace River, Grande Prairie, and Dawson Creek. Players participating in the Grande Prairie tournament on September 10th, 1937 decided to form an association. Like other associations the group wanted to increase interest in golf and hold an annual tournament for all players belonging to the existing clubs. They decided to ask Dawson Creek to host the inaugural event on Labour Day 1938.
Research indicates approximately 30 golf courses formed over the next 60 years. Unfortunately not all exist today. The accompanying list shows the formation date for the clubs.
Richmond Hill(Grande Prairie) 1930
Dawson Creek 1933
Peace River 1936?
Spirit River 1938
Wembly 1940
Dawson Creek (existing course) 1947
Beaverlodge 1950?
Fairview 1959
Lake Point (Fort St. John) 1959
Riverbend (Beaverlodge) 1961
Sylvan Meadows (Spirit River) 1963
Chetwynd 1963
RCAF (Beaverlodge) 1964
Woking 1965?
Mission GC 1965?
McLennan 1965?
Grande Prairie 1968
Taylor 1969
Lakeside (Eaglesham) 1971
Valleyview 1971
Rycroft 1974
Peace River 1974
Heart River (Nampa) 1974
Moberley Lake 1976
Popular Hills (Fort Nelson) 1980
Mackenzie 1983
Morning View Park (Sexsmith) 1983
Tumbler Ridge 1991
Farmington Hills Fairways 1990’s
Fort St. John Golf Links 1990’s
Please note these dates correspond to the earliest reference in the research.
Peace River District Golf Association Championships
Date Men Women Junior
1938 Bob Ford
1939 Bob Ford Mrs Fleming Jack Linklater
1940 Bob Ford Mrs. Ross Taylor
1941 Bill Shields Mrs. Fred Newby Bob Harper
1949 Roy Wright
1950 Jon Leyne Mrs Jessie Newby W.D. Wishart
1951 Roy Wright Monica Eyers
1952 K. Shakespeare Mrs. Shakespeare
1953 TW Scotty Dalgety Mrs. Jessie Newby Allan Shilds, Kathleen Ross
1954
1955 Scotty Dalgety Mrs. Seabrook
1956
1957 E. Mack Grace Ayre Mel Rippell, Vonnie Johnson
1958 W. Timoffee V. Johnson
1959 Roy Wright Vonnie Johnson Neil Didow, Vonnie Johnson
1960 Emerson Mack Vonnie Johnson Russ Farrell, Marylyn Creighton
1961 Bob Richardson
1962 Emerson Mack Phyllis Allen
1963 Russ Farrell Mary Orschuck Doug Allen, Marlene McCaskill
1964 Emerson Mack Mary Orschuck Bill Lige
1965 Emerson Mack Gerry Ockert
1966 Emerson Mack Gerry Ockert Verdie Fick, Karen Lumby
1967 Don Cavers Mary Orchuk
1968 Ron Brown S. Olaksew
1969 Bill Lilge Freda Murphy
1970 Butch Rife Kathy Heisler Ian Gregory, Miss Jones
1971
1972 Mike Howitt Marie Corrigal
1973 M. MacKenzie Peggy Buzzey Tom Moran, Natalie Antonenko
1974 Lou Olaksew Genie Krupka Tim Blanchard,Linda Didow
1975 Genie Krupka
The original tournament changed in 1976 to the Peace River Open Championship. From the news clippings it is unclear if the Peace River District Golf Association still existed.
1976 Mike Bishop Genie Krupka
1977 Bill Lilge Genie Krupka Jack Amundson
1978
1979 Bill Harrison Alice Lowcay Bill Harrison