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Oak Bay, British Columbia

Victoria Golf Club

Est. 1893

Victoria Golf Club, 2023Victoria Golf Club, 1932

History

Businessmen and merchants of Victoria founded the club in 1893 on a rocky seaside point in Oak Bay. It was historically known as the Oak Bay Golf Links and is the oldest golf club in Canada still on its original site. A. Vernon Macan reworked the course substantially between the 1920s and early 1950s, Jeff Mingay began restoring Macan's work in 2009, and the club hosted the Canadian Amateur Championship for its centennial in 1993.

Chronology

  1. 1893Course opens
  2. 1925A.V. MacanRedesign (improvements from the 1920s to the early 1950s)
  3. 2009Jeff MingayRestoration
  4. n.d.Tom MackenzieMaster plan (Mackenzie & Ebert)
  5. n.d.Martin EbertMaster plan (Mackenzie & Ebert)

Particulars

Location
Oak Bay, British Columbia
Aerials
5, 1932–2023
Established
1893
Architects
A.V. Macan, Jeff Mingay, Tom Mackenzie, Martin Ebert
Holes
18
Access
Private
Club
victoriagolf.com

Where

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