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This park along the Willliam R. Clement Parkway between Charleswood and St. James in Winnipeg occupies the former site of the Charleswood Golf Club where Thomas P. Chester was the resident professional from 1932 to 1974. A monument near a pond in the park commemorates him.
Before the golf club was established, the property was owned by Mr. Haney, for whom the nearby Haney Street is named. Around August 1909, the Winnipeg Golf Club (WGC) began to acquire and develop the 120-acre site. With construction started by 1912, the WCG moved its headquarters and primary operations to the Birds Hill area of the Rural Municipality of Springfield. The WGC named this subdivision of their club “Alcrest” and put the entire area, subdivided into housing lots, up for sale through the Hall Company Limited. Within two years, the site opened under the banner of the Elmhurst Golf Club (EGC). Though the clubhouse was unfinished, the completed course was opened formally at a ceremony on 25 May 1914. The entrance was at the corner of Roblin Boulevard and Haney Street.
Operations continued here temporarily while the EGC completed an 18-hole course on property newly acquired, also in the Birds Hill area. Golf under the Alcrest name continued until 1920 when a separate organization known as the Alcrest Golf Club (AGC) was founded. The AGC and Alcrest name were attached to site site until 1937, when the operating entity was renamed to the Charleswood Golf Club. The grounds featured a 9-hole course with 18 tee boxes.
In 1968, the City of Winnipeg purchased the club’s property for $325,000 and leased it back to them on an ongoing basis. With construction work beginning in October 2001, the site’s destruction was underway by April 2002, coinciding with, though unrelated to, the death of Tom Chester. A $9-million extension of Moray Street known as the Charleswood Parkway was opened officially with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 24 September 2002. The Parkway is flanked by a large park made from the former fairways. In May 2010, the street infrastructure was renamed in commemoration of William Ralph “Bill” Clement by City By-Law No. 64/2010.
Period
President
1920-?
J. D. Lawson
?-1922
?
1922-1926
Walter J. Faulkner
1926-1928
Luther Judge “Lou” Rumford (1875-1929)
1928-1930
?
1930-1931
Thomas Coulling
1931-1934
?
1934-1935
I. O. “Tony” Mahon
1935-1937
J. W. Bringhurst
1937-1938
J. H. Stafford
1938-1940
Sam Macky
1940-1944
?
1944-1945
Cliff Dixon
1945-1946
Jim Slattery
1946-1947
Cliff Dixon
1947-1949
?
1949-1950
Jack S. Lytle
1950-2000
?
2000
Dewar McKinnon
Tom Chester commemorative monument on the former grounds of the Charleswood Golf Club (October 2014)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.86513, W97.26745
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Percy “Tom” Chester (1904-2002)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Elmhurst Golf and Country Club (RM of Springfield)
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“Winnipeg Golf Club Limited,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 August 1909, page 7.
“Golf season will open in few days,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 April 1912, page 6.
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“Officers elected by new golf club,” Manitoba Free Press, 7 April 1914, page 36.
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“Alcrest Golf Club,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 May 1926, page 14.
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[Photo caption, I.O. Mahon], Winnipeg Tribune, 21 April 1934, page 22.
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“Charleswood course members hear reports,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 February 1939, page 25.
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“West link of beltway seems final,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 1968, page 1.
“West link of beltway seems set,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 1968, page 2.
“Golf,” Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Homes and Lifestyles, 2 March 1996, page 52.
“Traffic plan raises fears,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 April 1997, page A4.
“Road extension plan threat to green space,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 October 2000, page A15.
“Park heals old wounds,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 September 2002, page A3.
“Green space named for a man who knew greens,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 August 2003, page 46.
“In other council news,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 2010, page A3.
“Take notice that [William R. Clement Parkway],” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 August 2010, page B5.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 September 2021
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