Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club
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Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club is a private golf club located on Southwest Marine Drive in Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
executive, Richard Marpole
. Nine businessmen, all residents of the prestigious and quickly developing enclave of Shaughnessy, agreed to turn 67 acres (271,139.6 m²) of land leased from the CPR into the Shaughnessy Heights Golf Course. The first nine holes opened on that date, the second nine, the next year. The course was designed by A.V. Macan, a Scottish immigrant, who was one of the region's best golfers.
In the decades to follow, many of the names who played a prominent role in Vancouver's growth and prosperity also appeared on Shaughnessy's membership roster.
The club moved to new premises in the late 1950s, responding to the growth of the Vancouver urban region, and sold its original property. Macan, then in his late 70s, also designed the new course, which opened in the early 1960s.
The club is hosting the Canadian Open for the fourth time, which coincides with Shaughnessy's 100th anniversary. It follows the 2011 British Open
, which was held at Royal St George's Golf Club
.
The course was lengthened and renovated in the late 1990s.
Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club has been long regarded as one of the top golf courses in Canada, currently ranking in the top 20 on Canada's list of best golf courses by Scoregolf magazine.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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History
The Shaughnessy Heights Golf Course, today the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, had its beginning in 1911 in the office of CPRCanadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
executive, Richard Marpole
Richard Marpole
Richard Marpole was General Superintendent with the Canadian Pacific Railway Pacific Division in Vancouver. In the 1907 Voter's List he is noted as living at the corner of Hastings and Hornby Streets in Vancouver. He directed the C.P.R. interests during the Mission robbery investigation. He died...
. Nine businessmen, all residents of the prestigious and quickly developing enclave of Shaughnessy, agreed to turn 67 acres (271,139.6 m²) of land leased from the CPR into the Shaughnessy Heights Golf Course. The first nine holes opened on that date, the second nine, the next year. The course was designed by A.V. Macan, a Scottish immigrant, who was one of the region's best golfers.
In the decades to follow, many of the names who played a prominent role in Vancouver's growth and prosperity also appeared on Shaughnessy's membership roster.
The club moved to new premises in the late 1950s, responding to the growth of the Vancouver urban region, and sold its original property. Macan, then in his late 70s, also designed the new course, which opened in the early 1960s.
The club is hosting the Canadian Open for the fourth time, which coincides with Shaughnessy's 100th anniversary. It follows the 2011 British Open
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
, which was held at Royal St George's Golf Club
Royal St George's Golf Club
The Royal St George's Golf Club is one of the premier golf clubs in the United Kingdom, and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation. It has hosted 13 Open championships since 1894, when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship...
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The course was lengthened and renovated in the late 1990s.
Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club has been long regarded as one of the top golf courses in Canada, currently ranking in the top 20 on Canada's list of best golf courses by Scoregolf magazine.
Tournaments hosted
- 1936 Vancouver Jubilee Open, won by Ken Black
- 1948 Canadian Open, won by Charles CongdonCharles CongdonCharles Willsie "Chuck" Congdon was an American professional golfer from the Pacific Northwest whose career spanned four decades: 1930s–1960s....
- 1966 Canadian Open, won by Don MassengaleDon MassengaleDonald Ray Massengale, Sr. was an American professional golfer who won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.-Career:...
- 1969 Molson's Canadian OpenMolson's Canadian OpenThe Molson's Canadian Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1969. It was played at the Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Carol Mann won the event by three strokes over Sandra Post and Kathy Whitworth....
, won by Carol MannCarol MannCarol Mann is an American professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won 38 tournaments on the tour, including two major championships, the 1964... - 2005 Bell Canadian Open, won by Mark CalcavecchiaMark CalcavecchiaMark John Calcavecchia is an American professional golfer and a former PGA Tour member. During his professional career, he has won thirteen PGA Tour events, including the 1989 Open Championship. Calcavecchia currently plays on the Champions Tour.-Early years:Calcavecchia was born in Laurel,...
- 2011 RBC Canadian Open, won by Sean O'HairSean O'HairSean M. O'Hair is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Early life:O'Hair was born in Lubbock, Texas...