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HALL RECOGNIZES
tendents Association – is to recognize and promote the history of golf in Manitoba,” says Don MacDonald, president of the Hall of Fame & Museum. “We inducted eight people each in our first two years. After that, we’ve inducted four per year.” At present, the total number of inductees (both players and builders) stands at 71, along with two teams (which includes the 1974 men’s Willingdon Cup team, the first to win a national title). All their names, along with playing records and accomplishments can be found on the Hall of Fame & Museum’s website at manitobagolf- halloffame.com. MacDonald is quick to note that, for the most part, the Hall of Fame & Museum is a virtual entity. “Actually, we don’t have a physical location,” he says. “We’ve just chosen to have golf displays at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame every now and then. We have bios and information on all inductees on our website, along with some pho- tos of artifacts. Everything seems to work best that way.” The important thing is that the best of the best in Manitoba golf – the group includes media standouts such as Bob Picken, Ralph Bagley and Ed Dearden – are recognized at an induc- tion ceremony that typically takes place in late September every year. And make no mistake about it, the best of the
BY TODD LEWYS Quick, put on your thinking cap: name the Winnipeg- born professional golfer who finished second at the 1969 Masters Tournament. Can’t remember? Well, turns out, it was none other than George Alfred Christian Knudson, who learned to play at storied St. Charles Country Club. Knudson eventually went on to win the 1954 Manitoba Junior, building on that accomplishment in 1955 with wins at both the Manitoba Junior and Canadian Junior. He would eventually move on to the PGA Tour, where he recorded eight victories – including three top 10 finishes in The Masters – from 1961 to 1972. Knudson – who also won the Manitoba Open in 1958, 1959 and 1960 – then retired from com - petitive golf in the late 1970s and went on to be one of the most sought-after golf instructors in Canada until his untimely death in 1989. Fittingly, Knudson was immediately inducted into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame & Museum when it was officially launched in 2003. “The purpose of the Hall of Fame – it’s a partnership between Golf Manitoba, the PGA of Manitoba and the Manitoba Golf Superin-
(From left to right) The Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame’s induction class of 2018 was represented by Gavin Speirs, Steve Bannatyne, Terry Homenuik (representing his late father Ted Homenuik), Kim Hogg (representing her late father Barry McKenzie), Al Scott, Al Macatavish (representing the late Sandy Weir) and Greg Holden.
best have been – and will continue to be – en- shrined in the Hall. “Inductees include great players such as Knud- son, Dan Halldorson, Jim Doyle, Rob McMillan and Todd Fanning, Garth Collings, Marg Home- niuk and former LPGA star Gail Graham,” notes MacDonald. “Builders like Peggy Colonello, who was president of the Manitoba Ladies Golf As- sociation, and golf course superintendent John Steel are also in the Hall.” He adds that the latter two are in Hall for a simple reason. “Peggy was one of the best golf administrators anywhere – she actually was elected president of the Canadian Ladies Golf Association, an honour very few people from Manitoba have achieved. And John Steel – who’s regarded as the father of the golf course superintendent profession in Canada – was the first president of the Canadian Golf Course Superintendents Association.” Speaking of golf course superintendents, Clear Lake Golf Course’s current course superinten- dent, Greg Holden, was inducted in 2018 due to his world-class work.
“Greg came up with environmentally-friendly course maintenance practices that are being used by golf courses around the world, among them using cooking oils to make biodiesel fuel to run maintenance equipment,” MacDonald says. “He’s received multiple awards and was voted the 2017 Canadian golf course superin- tendent of the year.” Moving forward, the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame & Museum will continue to honour the men, women and teams that make Manitoba proud, on the golf course and as builders of the game. “The reality is that Manitoba has produced a lot of great talent in golf over the years, from play- ers to administrators. We will continue to do our best to recognize those people and to promote the history of the game in Manitoba in the years to come,” MacDonald says. Trophies and provincial golf artifacts from the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame & Museum will be on display at The Players Cup from Aug. 15 to 19 as part of Southwood & Country Club’s 100th anniversary celebration. To visit the Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, go to manitobagolfhalloffame.com.
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