Betty Stanhope-Cole Explained

Betty Stanhope-Cole
Birth Date:21 September 1937
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Status:Amateur
Children:2 [1]

Betty Stanhope-Cole (September 21, 1937 – January 27, 2017) was a Canadian amateur golfer. She is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.

Early life

Stanhope-Cole was born in Calgary and moved to Edmonton in her teen years. In her younger years, she played tennis. She was taught how to golf by Edmonton golf pros Alex Olynyk and Henry Martell.[2]

Career

In 1974 and 1976, she was ranked as the top women's golfer in Canada.[3] She was Canadian Junior Girls champion in 1956, Canadian Women's Amateur champion in 1957, and Canadian Ladies' Close champion in 1967. She has also been a member of the Canadian Commonwealth Golf Team (1963, 1971) and Canadian World Team (1964, 1974, and 1976). In 1980, she was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Stanhope-Cole is also a former curler, having won three Alberta championships as skip.[4]

Achievements

Legacy

Betty Stanhope-Cole Park in Edmonton is named for her.[6]

Death

Stanhope-Cole died of cancer in Edmonton on January 27, 2017.[7]

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadian golf mourns the loss of Betty Stanhope-Cole . Alberta Golf . Golf Canada . 31 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Betty Stanhope-Cole and the mystery of the missing plaque . Edmonton City As Museum Project . Brendan . Thompson . July 28, 2017.
  3. Web site: Betty Stanhope-Cole's CAnadian Golf Hall of Fame Profile . Golf Canada . December 9, 2022.
  4. Web site: Betty Stanhope-Cole profile . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum . July 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220070740/http://ashfm.ca/hall-of-fame-honoured-members/browse/golf/stanhope-cole-betty . February 20, 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: Betty Stanhope-Cole. 24 October 2019. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025063832/https://ashfm.ca/component/k2/stanhope-cole-betty . 2019-10-25 . 24 October 2019.
  6. News: Betty Stanhope-Cole Obituary . Edmonton Journal . January 31, 2017.
  7. News: Canadian golfing great Betty Stanhope-Cole, who 'hated to lose more than she liked to win,' dead at 79 . January 30, 2017 . Edmonton Journal . Curtis . Stock . July 28, 2017.
  8. Web site: Record Book 1974 World Amateur Golf Team Championships. 2 January 2021. World Amateur Golf Council.
  9. Web site: Record Book 1976 World Amateur Golf Team Championships. 4 January 2021. World Amateur Golf Council.

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