ALBERTA
GoLF ASSoCIATIoN
Photographs by Alberta Golf File Photography
Alberta, known as Wild Rose Country, is famous for its embodiment of the Canadian West, the
Calgary Stampede, and the timeless beauty of the Rocky Mountains. And for the past century,
from the Peace Country region to the US border, from the Foothills to the Great Plains, Alberta
has earned an international reputation for spectacular golf courses.
The Alberta Golf Association was formed way back in 1908. Records show that during that first
year, the AGA staged long drive competitions. Remarkably, given the equipment of the day,
Mr. G. Shaw won the men's division with a prodigious clout that travelled a full 270 yards. Miss
Mathieson captured the women's prize with a very respectable drive of 160 yards. Great tee
shots have been flying around the province ever since.
When the AGA, now known as Alberta Golf, was incorporated as a society in 1912 to better
serve its member clubs and help grow the fledgling game, there were just five clubs in the
organization: the Lethbridge Country Club, Fort Macleod Golf Club, Calgary Golf and Country
Club, Calgary's St. Andrews Golf Club, and the Edmonton Country Club. Today there are more
than 250 member clubs with more than 60,000 individual members.
The game and the number of superb golf courses have also grown in every corner of Alberta
over the past 100 years. And with outstanding events like the LPGA Tour's CN Canadian
Women's Open, Canadian Tour events, and Skins Games, golf in Wild Rose Country just keeps
getting better, as the spectacular courses included in this volume dramatically illustrate.
