Weston Golf and Country Club

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Weston Golf and Country Club
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Location50 St. Phillips Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Established1915
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Website westongolfcc.com
Designed by Willie Park, Jr.
Par 72
Length6,807 Yards
Course rating 73.2

Weston Golf and Country Club is located in Toronto, Ontario. Designed by Willie Park, Jr., it was home to Arnold Palmer's first PGA Tour victory in the 1955 Canadian Open. [1] [2]

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Golf

In 2018, Weston's golf course was ranked 31st in Canada by ScoreGolf. [3] Weston G&CC hosts an annual elite amateur men's Willie Park Jr. Memorial tournament, held in late summertime. It was started in 1925.[ citation needed ]

Club member Warren Sye is one of Canada's most accomplished golfers. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1990 and 1994, [4] and captured five Ontario Amateur titles. He was also runner-up at the 1998 U.S. Mid-Amateur. Sye was made a Life Member of the club for his accomplishments and was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2016.[ citation needed ]

Curling

Since November 1956, the club's curling rink had provided winter recreation to members and their associates. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the club, the 2015 Canadian Amateur Golf event and the 2016 Canadian Mixed Curling [5] event were held at Weston.

As of 2018, Weston Golf and Country Club closed its curling club.

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References

  1. ↑ "Arnold's first Canadian Open victory". USGAMuseum.com. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  2. ↑ Rubenstein, Lorne (22 July 2009). "Birth of a Legend". Toronto Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Robert Thompson (20 September 2011). "Course Review: Weston Golf &CC (Toronto)". CanadianGolfer.com. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Men's Amateur Championship – Golf Canada". Golfcanada.ca. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Alberta claims gold at 2016 Canadian Mixed". Curling Canada. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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