The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum is a

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covering the history of the game of golf in Canada, and celebrating the careers and accomplishments of the most significant contributors to the game in that country. Operated by

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(governed by the Royal Canadian Golf Association), the governing body of

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, it is located on the grounds of

Glen Abbey Golf Course Glen Abbey Golf Club is a privately-owned golf course in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It is one of Canada's most famous golf courses and is home to the Golf Canada and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. It has hosted 30 Canadian Open Championships, ...

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, Canada, and is composed of an exhibit space (designed around 18 display spaces or 'holes'), a golf-related

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s (containing both historical materials and the corporate records of the RCGA). The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame is affiliated with the

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Inductees

Inductees in the hall of fame are divided into three categories: professional players, amateur players and builders - this last being those who have contributed to the development and success of the game in some exceptional fashion, whether it be primarily as coaches, superintendents, golf course architects, historians, or any other capacity. In alphabetical order, the members are: * R. Keith Alexander *

Stephen Ames Stephen Michael Ames (born April 28, 1964) is a professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour, who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. The biggest win of his career was at The Players Championship in 2006. He holds dual citizenship of Trinidad an ...

Al Balding Allan George Balding (April 29, 1924 – July 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional golfer, who won four events on the PGA Tour. In 1955 he became the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in the United States; Canadians Ken Black (1936 Vancouve ...

James A. Barclay James Alexander Barclay (October 29, 1923 – December 3, 2011) was a Scottish Canadian oil industry engineer (Applied Chemistry) and executive, golfer, and golf historian. He was elected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2008. Barclay was bo ...

* Dave Barr * David L. Black * Kenneth Black * Gayle Borthwick *

Jocelyne Bourassa Jocelyne Bourassa, CM (May 30, 1947 – August 3, 2021) was a Canadian professional golfer, who had a distinguished amateur career. She was Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour in 1972, and ended her career with one victory on the tour. Amateur ...

* Gordie Brydson * Dorothy Campbell Hurd Howe * Donald Carrick *

Dawn Coe-Jones Dawn Coe-Jones (October 19, 1960 – November 12, 2016) was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour, and a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. She was the first female Canadian golfer to surpass $1million in career earning ...

* Graham Cooke *

Geoffrey Cornish Geoffrey St John Cornish (August 6, 1914 – February 10, 2012) was a golf course architect, author, and a fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. He designed over 200 courses, including 9-hole additions, around the world. Early ...

Gary Cowan Gary Cowan (born October 28, 1938) is a Canadian golfer who has achieved outstanding results at the highest class in amateur competition. Biography Cowan was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He began to play golf at the municipal golf course ...

* George Cumming * Marion Doherty * Judy (Darling) Evans * Phil Farley *

Pat Fletcher Patrick Oswald Fletcher (June 18, 1916 – July 21, 1985)https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2Y-YVV was a Canadian professional golfer. In 1954, at the Point Grey Golf Club in Vancouver, he became the first Canadian since 1914 to win the ...

* Bruce Forbes *

Brent Franklin Brent Franklin (born December 16, 1965) is a former Canadian professional golfer. Early life Franklin was born in Barrie, Ontario. He was coached in golf by Jack McLaughlin as a youth, and first came to prominence when he won the 1981 Vancouver ...

Gail Graham Gail Anderson Graham (born January 16, 1964) is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Graham won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1995 and 1997. Graham won the LPGA Tour's William and Mousie Powell Award (later renamed the Found ...

* Richard Grimm *

Dan Halldorson Daniel Albert Halldorson (April 2, 1952 – November 18, 2015) was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Canadian Tour. Halldorson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Brandon, Manitoba. He did not attend coll ...

Florence Harvey Florence Lyle Harvey (November 10, 1878 – 1968) was a Canadian golfer, and an ambulance driver in Serbia during World War I. She was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1972. Early life Harvey was the daughter of John and William ...

* Mary Ann Hayward *

Wilf Homenuik Wilfred Homenuik (born December 30, 1935) is a Canadian professional golfer. His surname is also spelled Homeniuk in many records. Homenuik was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, and is one of seven brothers, many of whom have also played golf, most ...

* Jules Huot *

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Karl Keffer Karl Kaspar Keffer (1882 – October 22, 1955) was a Canadian professional golfer. He was the first and, as of 2019, remains the only Canadian-born winner of the Canadian Open. Keffer was born in Tottenham, Ontario. He was the head professional ...

* Ben Kern *

George Knudson George Alfred Christian Knudson, CM (June 28, 1937 – January 24, 1989) was a Canadian professional golfer, who along with Mike Weir holds the record for the Canadian with the most wins on the PGA Tour, with eight career victories. Early life ...

* Willie Lamb *

Stan Leonard Stan Leonard (February 2, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s. Leonard won three PGA Tour events, eight Canadian PGA Championships, and 16 other events on the Canadi ...

* George Lyon * A.V. "Mac" Macan * Ada Mackenzie * Henry Martell * Fritz Martin * Roderick Hugh McIsaac * Jack McLaughlin * Gail Moore * Alison Murdoch * Albert Murray *

Charles Murray Charles Murray may refer to: Politicians *Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore (1661–1710), British peer *Charles Murray (author and diplomat) (1806–1895), British author and diplomat *Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore (1841–1907), Scotti ...

Jim Nelford James Cameron Nelford (born June 28, 1955) is a Canadian professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour. He has also been a golf commentator for ESPN. Nelford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He won the 1973 B.C. High School golf Ch ...

Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer and List of golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest go ...

Moe Norman Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman (July 10, 1929 – September 4, 2004) was a Canadian professional golfer whose accuracy and ability to hit shot after shot perfectly straight gave him the nickname "Pipeline Moe". During his career Norman won 55 tourname ...

* Herb Page * Marilyn Palmer O'Connor * Bob Panasik * Claude Pattemore *

Sandra Post Sandra Post, (born June 4, 1948) is a retired professional golfer, the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour. In 1968 at age 20 in her rookie professional year, she won a women's major – the LPGA Championship, and was the youngest play ...

* Ralph Reville * Clinton Robinson * Stephen Ross *

Doug Roxburgh Doug Roxburgh (born December 28, 1951) is a Canadian accountant, amateur golfer, and golf administrator. He has won the Canadian Amateur Championship four times, the B.C. Amateur Championship a record 13 times, and is a member of the Canadian Gol ...

Lorne Rubenstein Lorne Rubenstein (born 25 June 1948 in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian golf journalist and author. He was the golf columnist for the Globe and Mail in Canada from 1980 to 2013. Rubenstein has written 16 books about golf. He maint ...

Cathy Sherk Cathy Sherk (née Graham, born June 17, 1950) is a Canadian golf champion and professional golf coach and instructor. Golfing career Sherk was born in Bancroft, Ontario. She won the 1977 Canadian Women's Amateur and was runner-up to Beth Daniel ...

* Douglas Howard Silverberg * C. Ross (Sandy) Somerville * Rod Spittle *

Betty Stanhope-Cole Betty Stanhope-Cole (September 21, 1937 – January 27, 2017) was a Canadian amateur golfer. She is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. Early life Stanhope-Cole was born in Calgary and moved to Edmonton in her teen years. In her younger y ...

* John B. Steel *

Marlene Stewart Streit Marlene Stewart Streit, (born March 9, 1934) is a Canadian amateur golfer, and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. She was born in Cereal, Alberta. She learned golf from Gordon McInnis Sr. at the Lookout Point Golf Club in Fonthill, Ontari ...

Alexa Stirling Fraser Alexa Stirling Fraser (September 5, 1897 – April 15, 1977) was an American-Canadian amateur golfer. She won the U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship in 1916, 1919, and 1920. She also won the Canadian Women's Amateur title in 1920 and 1934. ...

* Violet Pooley Sweeny *

Warren Sye Warren Sye (born 1956) is a Canadian amateur golfer who has won several important championships. Biography Sye was born in Toronto, Ontario. He began playing at a young age at the Weston Golf and Country Club in Toronto, where his father, a low-h ...

* Gordon B. Taylor *

Stanley Thompson Stanley Thompson (September 18, 1893 – January 4, 1953) was a Canadian golf course architect, and a high-standard amateur golfer. He was a co-founder of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Early life, family, education, and mili ...

* Mabel Gordon Thomson * Margaret Todd * Murray Carlyle Tucker * Bob Vokey * Lisa (Young) Walters * Bob Weeks *

Mike Weir Michael Richard Weir, (born May 12, 1970) is a Canadian professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 2001 and 2005. He plays golf left-handed ...

* Nick Weslock * Gordon Witteveen * Robert Wylie *

Richard Zokol Richard Francis "Dick" Zokol (born August 21, 1958) is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, winning at least one event in each venue. Amateur career Zokol was born in Kitimat, Britis ...

References

External links

Official website
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