- Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club
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Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club Founded 1959 (curling) Sheets 6 Rock colours Red and blue OCA Zone 2 Address 1 Hunt Club Road
Ottawa, Ontario
K1V 1B9Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club Club information Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Established 1908 Type Private Total holes 27 Website ottawahuntclub.org Gold Designed by Willie Park, Jnr.[1] Par 72[1] Length 6864[1] Course rating 73.8[citation needed] Slope rating 136 Red Par 72[1] Length 6834[1] Blue Designed by Willie Park, Jnr. & Tom McBroom[1] Par 72[1] Length 6808[1] The Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, often referred to as Ottawa Hunt or the Hunt Club, is a private golf and curling club located in Ottawa, Ontario. It was founded in 1908, where it was first known as a hunting club. It has hosted many world-class professional and amateur golf tournaments.
History
The Ottawa Hunt Club was founded in 1908. After World War I, it expanded into golf, with its course being designed in 1924 by former two-time British Open champion Willie Park, Jnr., one of the world's top golf architects of that era.[2] Its curling facility opened in 1959.[citation needed]
The Club hosted the Canadian Open in 1932 and the Americas Cup golf matches in 1960. It hosted the Canadian Amateur Championship in 1937, 1960, and 1970.[3]
The course was redesigned, mainly in its green complexes, by Tom McBroom in 1993, and hosted the 1994 du Maurier Classic on the LPGA Tour, won by Martha Nause with a score of 279 (nine under par) for four rounds.
Ottawa Hunt, which has 27 holes of golf, hosted the LPGA Tour's CN Canadian Women's Open on its South and West nines, in August, 2008, celebrating the club's centennial. The tournament was won by Australian Katherine Hull, with a score of 277 (11 under par) for four rounds. Hull edged Se Ri Pak by one stroke and Yani Tseng by two strokes, with Tseng setting a new ladies' competitive course record with a round of 64 on day two. The 2008 edition of the tournament set new attendance records, with more than 70,000 fans, and raised more than $1 million (Canadian) for charity.
The course record is an incredible 64, which was shot most recently by Ben Bell. More impressive is the fact that Mr. Bell probably shot 64 in less than two hours.
Notable tournaments
- 1932 Canadian Open, won by Harry Cooper
- 1937 Canadian Amateur, won by Ross Somerville
- 1960 Canadian Amateur, won by Keith Alexander
- 1960 America Cup Matches, won by the United States of America
- 1961 Diamond D Championship
- 1970 Canadian Amateur, won by Allen Miller
- 1994 du Maurier Classic, won by Martha Nause
- 2008 Canadian Women's Open, won by Katherine Hull
- 2010 Canadian Senior Curling Championships
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Golf Courses". Ottawa, Ontario: Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club. 2006-04-24. https://www.ottawahuntclub.org/default.asp?id=23. Retrieved 2008-12-30. Requires JavaScript to view lengths and par.
- ^ The Golf Course, by Geoffrey Cornish and Ronald Whitten, 1981.
- ^ History of Golf in Canada, by L.V. Kavanaugh, 1973.
Categories:- Organizations established in 1908
- Curling clubs in Canada
- Golf clubs and courses in Ontario
- Sports venues in Ottawa
- Curling in Ottawa
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