Niakwa Country Club | |
Location: | 620 Niakwa Road Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada |
Coordinates: | 49.852°N -97.092°W |
Establishment: | 1923 |
Holes: | 18 |
Type: | Private |
Par1: | 72 |
Designer1: | Stanley Thompson |
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]