Niakwa Country Club

Niakwa Country Club
Aerial view of Niakwa Country Club
Club information
Coordinates49°51′07″N 97°05′31″W / 49.852°N 97.092°W / 49.852; -97.092
Location620 Niakwa Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
Established1923
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Websitewww.niakwacountryclub.ca
Designed byStanley Thompson
Par72

Niakwa Country Club is a country club and golf course in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The 18-hole course was designed in 1923 by Stanley Thompson, one of the most internationally recognised Canadian golf course architects.[1]

Niakwa has hosted several major national tournaments, including the Canadian Open in 1961;[2] the Canadian PGA Championship in 1946, 1952 and 1960; the RCGA Men's Amateur Championship in 1974 and 2011; and the Canadian Ladies' Amateur Championship in 1956, 1972, and 2001. The club has also hosted the Canadian Tour's Manitoba Open on several occasions and the Winnipeg Open, a PGA Tour event, in 1946 which was won by Ben Hogan.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stanley Thompson". Golf Canada. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Jacky Cupit has 270 total | takes Canadian Open by five strokes". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 17 July 1961. Retrieved 6 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Ben Hogan adds Winnipeg to list". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 12 August 1946. Retrieved 6 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "About Niakwa". Niakwa Country Club. Retrieved 6 April 2020.


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