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Vancouver, British Columbia

Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club

Original course

1912–1960No longer exists

Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club, 2026
Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club, 1959

History

Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club was founded on April 26, 1911, by Richard Marpole and a group of businessmen. The course was on land leased from the Canadian Pacific Railway between 33rd and 37th Avenues in Vancouver. Its first nine holes opened on November 2, 1912, and the back nine followed in 1913. When the lease ran out in 1960, the club moved to Musqueam land on SW Marine Drive and became Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club. The City of Vancouver bought about 55 acres of the old course from the CPR, and that land opened in 1975 as VanDusen Botanical Garden. Townhouses were built on part of the rest.

Chronology

  1. 1912Course opens
  2. 1912A.V. MacanOriginal design
  3. 1940A.V. MacanRenovation
  4. 1960Course closesNo longer exists
  5. n.d.A.V. MacanRenovation (several holes improved and course extended, 1920s)

Particulars

Location
Vancouver, British Columbia
Aerials
2, 1959–2026
Established
1912
Closed
1960 · No longer exists
Architect
A.V. Macan
Holes
18

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