University Golf Club
The University Golf Club is a public golf club located in Pacific Spirit Regional Park near the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and the University of British Columbia. It is owned by Ting Kwok David Ho.[1]
History of the club
University Golf Club was designed by A.V. Macan,[2] and was opened as a public course in 1929 by John Boyd. It was originally named Westward Ho!, but the club became known to the public by its current name soon after. The project was originally estimated to have cost little more than $70,000 to $80,000 to complete.[3]
Currently the club does not offer membership of any kind, hence the club's motto: Non-members only.
2007 potential close
The future of the course had at one point been called into question, according to an article in the Vancouver Sun newspaper published on June 27, 2007. The local Musqueam Indian Band was attempting to buy the land which the course occupies in order to build housing, however there is a land use covenant in place restricting the use of the land to a golf course for a "long-term period". The Musqueam Band offered in 2003 to buy the course on the understanding that it would honour the land use covenant.[4]
Scorecard
| Par | Red tees | White tees | Blue tees | Men's hcp. | Ladies' hcp. | |
| Hole 1 | 5 | 442 Yards | 484 Yards | 515 Yards | 5 | 3 |
| Hole 2 | 4 | 374 Yards | 395 Yards | 428 Yards | 1 | 1 |
| Hole 3 | 3 | 68 Yards | 85 Yards | 108 Yards | 17 | 17 |
| Hole 4 | 4 | 376 Yards | 399 Yards | 419 Yards | 3 | 5 |
| Hole 5 | 5 | 434 Yards | 438 Yards | 480 Yards | 9 | 7 |
| Hole 6 | 4 | 340 Yards | 359 Yards | 376 Yards | 11 | 11 |
| Hole 7 | 3 | 144 Yards | 159 Yards | 185 Yards | 13 | 15 |
| Hole 8 | 4 | 279 Yards | 334 Yards | 350 Yards | 15 | 13 |
| Hole 9 | 4 | 370 Yards | 381 Yards | 407 Yards | 7 | 9 |
| Outward 9 | 36 | 2,827 Yards | 3,044 Yards | 3,268 Yards | ||
| Hole 10 | 4 | 370 Yards | 391 Yards | 405 Yards | 10 | 10 |
| Hole 11 | 3 | 131 Yards | 146 Yards | 178 Yards | 12 | 16 |
| Hole 12 | 4 | 337 Yards | 354 Yards | 382 Yards | 8 | 4 |
| Hole 13 | 5 | 400 Yards | 510 Yards | 523 Yards | 2 | 6 |
| Hole 14 | 4 | 338 Yards | 359 Yards | 380 Yards | 16 | 12 |
| Hole 15 | 4 | 376 Yards | 396 Yards | 418 Yards | 4 | 8 |
| Hole 16 | 3 | 115 Yards | 134 Yards | 145 Yards | 18 | 18 |
| Hole 17 | 5 | 484 Yards | 501 Yards | 541 Yards | 6 | 2 |
| Hole 18 | 4 | 293 Yards | 321 Yards | 361 Yards | 14 | 14 |
| Inward 9 | 36 | 2,844 Yards | 3,112 Yards | 3,333 Yards | ||
| Overall | 72 | 5,671 Yards | 6,146 Yards | 6,601 Yards |
| Men's rating | Men's slope | Ladies' rating | Ladies' slope | |
| Red tees | 66.8 | 123 | 72.3 | 122 |
| White tees | 69.2 | 124 | 75.3 | 129 |
| Blue tees | 71.6 | 128 | 77.8 | 134[5] |
External links
References
- ↑ "Vancouver businessman David Ho charged with unlawful confinement and weapons offences", Georgia Straight, September 28, 2009.
- ↑ The Golf Course, by Geoffrey Cornish and Ronald Whitten, 1981.
- ↑ "University Golf Club - Official web site (History section)". Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ↑ Fowlie, Jonathan (2007-06-27). "Housing slated for university golf course, opponents say". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ↑ "University Golf Club Score Card". University Golf Club. 2007.