RBC Canadian Open

Jack Nicklaus and fellow Canadian Golf Hall of Fame members kick-off RBC Canadian Open

PHOTO BERNARD BRAULT, GOLF CANADA Oakville, Ontario: Glen Abbey Golf Club RBC CANADIAN OPEN Opening ceremonies & Hall of Fame induction Jack Nicklaus, July 24, 2017 CANADIAN GOLF HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JULY 25 AS PART OF OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2017 RBC CANADIAN OPEN 17 Legends of Canadian golf will be on hand during FREE public ceremony at Glen Abbey Golf Club to celebrate 2017 Canadian Hall of Fame inductees Judy Darling Evans and Bob Vokey OAKVILLE, ON — On Tuesday, July 25 at 10 a.m. ET at Glen Abbey Golf Club, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame will celebrate renowned amateur champion Judy Darling Evans along with legendary club maker Bob Vokey as its 78th and 79th honoured members during a FREE public outdoor ceremony at Glen Abbey Golf Club. The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place as part of the official opening ceremony for the 2017 RBC Canadian Open. Darling Evans and Vokey will be joined by a number of Canadian golf legends as 15 fellow honoured members of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame will be on hand to join in the celebration. Media are invited for interview and photo opportunities. As well, spectators are invited to join the celebration (FREE for all attendees) that will officially kick off the 2017 RBC Canadian Open. What: Canadian Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Official Opening Ceremony for the 2017 RBC Canadian Open When: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 10 a.m. ET Where: Glen Abbey Golf Club 1333 Dorval Drive Oakville, Ontario L6M 4X7 RBC Canadian Open Spectator Village Who: Jocelyne Bourassa (1996) Winner of 15 amateur golf titles including the Canadian, Quebec and New Zealand Women’s Amateur Won the 1973 La Canadienne (now CP Women’s Open) – the last time a Canadian won an LPGA Tour event in Canada Gayle Borthwick (1997) Won numerous provincial, national and international amateur golf titles including the Canadian Women’s Amateur, Mid-Amateur and Senior C

Golf legend and 73-time PGA TOUR winner Jack Nicklaus was on hand at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont., on Tuesday to help kick off the 2017 RBC Canadian Open.

Following a ceremonial airshow and opening remarks, amateur champion Judy Darling Evans and legendary golf club maker Bob Vokey were officially inducted as the 78th and 79th honoured members of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. Nicklaus, who was inducted into the Hall in 1995, joined 16 other legends of Canadian golf as part of the celebration.

After the opening ceremony, the Golden Bear made a quick stop at The Rink on the par-3 7th hole to try his hand at hockey.

For nearly a decade, the name Judy Darling Evans was synonymous with amateur golfing success. She was born on October 6, 1937 in Montreal and was first introduced to the game at Whitlock Golf Club where her grandfather, J.A. Darling—a Quebec Amateur champion himself— served as the club’s first president… Read more on Judy Darling Evans here.

Bob Vokey was born in 1939 in Montréal, Québec. and credits his early inspiration in club design to the summers he spent with his father, a fine tool and die maker who had a penchant for golf and enjoyed tinkering with equipment… Read more on Bob Vokey here.

Photos from Tuesday’s Opening Ceremonies can be found on the RBC Canadian Open Facebook page here.

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