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| Club information | |
|---|---|
  Location in Canada  Location in British Columbia | |
| Location | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada |
| Established | 1910, 114 years ago |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Canadian Women's Open (1988, 1991, 2012, 2015) |
| Website | vancouvergolfclub.com |
| Designed by | H.T. (Mike) Gardner |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,800 yards (6,218 m)[1] Longest hole is #6 - 620 yards |
| Course rating | 72.6[2] |
| Slope rating | 131 |
Vancouver Golf Club, located in the Canadian city of Coquitlam, British Columbia, is the oldest golf club in the Lower Mainland.[2]
Established 114 years ago in 1910, it opened the following year on a former sheep farm on the west side of Blue Mountain. The suburban club was originally considered to be far outside of the major population centre of Vancouver, requiring a trip on the British Columbia Electric Railway and often an overnight stay at the club. Today, the club is considered to be centrally located in the Lower Mainland.[3]
The club has hosted the Canadian Women's Open four times on the LPGA Tour, in 1988, 1991, 2012,and 2015. The first two events were held as the du Maurier Classic, a women's major, and were won by Sally Little and Nancy Scranton, respectively.[4][5] The 2012 edition was won by 15-year-old amateur Lydia Ko, then Lydia repeated in 2015 with a playoff win over Stacey Lewis. Vancouver Golf Club also hosted one Senior PGA Tour event in the 1985, the Canada Senior Open Championship, won by Peter Thomson of Australia.[3]
The Club commissioned a 3.5 million cu. ft. Reservoir fed from an aquifer in 1996 to supply natural water to the golf course irrigation system.
- ^ "Score Card". Vancouver Golf Club. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ a b Golf.com: Vancouver Golf Club Retrieved on 18 May 2009
- ^ a b "History". Vancouver Golf Club. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Sally Little takes 3rd LPGA major crown". Gainesville Sun. Associated Press. July 4, 1988. p. 1C.
- ^ "Scranton charges back to win du Maurier title". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Associated Press. September 16, 1991. p. D2.