CURRENT TROPHIES

Presented to the winner of the RBC Canadian Open. In 1994, tobacco companies were no longer permitted to advertise sponsorships, the RCGA sought a trophy that would withstand the changing nature of sponsorships. The Canadian Open trophy was crafted in Colonial Williamsburg by a silversmith. The sterling silver trophy has a map of Canada etched onto the top dome of the trophy, with various emblematic maple leaves, cupping the bowl. Around the circumference of the dome are enameled flags representing each province and territory. Because of the long and thin column supporting the globed top, a trophy base was not able to be attached directly to it. The domed top is also a separate piece. The trophy base is made of Canadian maple and is inscribed with the names of the Canadian Open champions from 1904 to today.

Presented to the winner of the CPKC Women’s Open. The Canadian Women’s Open trophy was designed in the United Kingdom in 1999 by master craftsman Nicolas Winton. He has also produced trophies for the R&A and USGA. The trophy is in two pieces; The large cup and the base. The first title sponsor of the event was the Bank of Montreal in 2001 (which changed to BMO Financial Group in 2005). CN became the sponsor of the Women’s Open from 2006 to 2013. Canadian Pacific Kansas City became the title sponsor of the Canadian Women’s Open in 2015 after sponsorship with CN ended.

Awarded to the low Canadian professional in the RBC Canadian Open. Prior to 1920, the winner of the Canadian Open received a gold medal, and the runner-up received a silver medal. The 1920 Canadian Open was contested at Rivermead Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario. The club believed that the winner should receive a trophy that could be presented annually; a trophy that would epitomize the national championship, this thought initiated the use of the Rivermead Challenge Cup. The first recipient was J.D. Edger. After the introduction of The Seagram Gold Cup, the Rivermead Cup became the trophy awarded to the low Canadian professional in the Canadian Open.

Awarded to the winning Interprovincial Team at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship. The Willingdon Cup, or Interprovincial Challenge Cup, is awarded annually to the winning team at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship. Donated by Governor General Lord Willingdon in 1927, it honors the top interprovincial men’s team. Earlier interprovincial matches began in 1882 between Ontario and Quebec clubs but were irregular and discontinued in 1921 due to high travel costs. The competition was revived in 1927 after the R&A allowed travel expenses to be funded and provincial golf associations implemented cost-sharing plans. Lord Willingdon’s donation of the cup cemented its legacy, and the trophy and matches are now known as the Willingdon Cup.

The Earl Grey Cup has been handed out yearly to the Men’s Amateur champion since 1908. There is no amateur golf championship in Canada with a richer history than the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship. Following the 1907 championship, the Aberdeen Cup was retired and was replaced the following year with the Earl Grey Cup. A match play event from the time of the Aberdeen Cup, the Amateur changed to stroke play for the 1969 championship and remained that way through 1994 when it reverted to match play in honour of the RCGA’s and the championship’s centennial in 1995. The championship once again reverted to stroke play in 2008. In 2010, the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship changed to a double field format for the first time ever. Named after and donated by Canada’s Governor General at the time, Lord Earl Grey, the Earl Grey Cup has been handed out yearly to the Men’s Amateur champion since 1908. The top of the trophy is made from sterling silver, and has been crafted into an octagonal bowl with lions’ heads on two sides for its handles. The names of past champions are engraved on its sides. The base is made of solid marble interspersed with four individual rings of maple surrounding sections of the marble, and also has the names of past champions engraved on individual sterling silver plaques that are attached to the maple sections.

Used as the winner’s trophy for the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. Used as the winner’s trophy for the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, The Duchess of Connaught donated the cup in 1914 when she became the patroness of the Canadian Ladies Golf Union. At the time, the CLGU no longer had a championship trophy, as Dorothy Campbell had won the Lady Grey Trophy outright in 1912 after her third consecutive victory. With war interrupting competition, the amateur championship had only been played twice since.

Awarded to the Canadian Junior Boy’s champion. In 1959, the Canadian Junior Boy’s Championship underwent a change in its format, from stroke play to match play, introducing both the inaugural Canadian Interprovincial Junior Team Championship and Canadian Junior Match Play Championship. At the Kanawaki Golf Club in Montreal, Quebec, the location of the championship, the Pepsi-Cola Silver Cup was introduced to coincide with the change in format and would be named after the tournament’s sponsor, Pepsi-Cola Canada. While the trophy has remained the same since 1959, the trophy is now referred to simply as, the Canadian Junior Golf Championship, following the exiting of Pepsi-Cola as the tournament’s main sponsor. The sterling silver trophy has a simple, bowled design, with a maple base that has been painted black. Around the base are individual silver plates featuring the names of past champions inscribed on them.

Awarded to the Canadian Juvenile Boy’s champion. Awarded to the Canadian Juvenile Boy’s champion from 1970 to present. In 1970, the RGCA introduced a new category to its junior tournament ranks, the Canadian Juvenile Championship. Separate from the Canadian Junior Boy’s Championship, the Juvenile Championship would be competed for by individuals 16 years of age and younger. The Jack Bailey trophy, named after the avid supporter of junior golf in Canada and member of the Hamilton Golf and Country Club until the time of his death, has been handed out yearly to the Juvenile Boy’s champion since 1970. The sterling silver trophy has been crafted into the shape of a jug, with the names of the previous winners engraved on its top. The base of the trophy has been made of maple and has been painted black.

Awarded to the winning Interprovincial Team at the Canadian Junior Boy’s championship. The Junior and Juvenile championship rounds are played concurrently over 72 holes, with the Junior Inter-Provincial Team Championship held in conjunction with the first 36 holes. This team event, which pits teams from every province against each other in stroke play competition, has been played concurrently with the first two rounds of stroke play since 1959.

Awarded to the winning Interprovincial Team at the Canadian Junior Girls championship. There was some confusion in 2007 when the Mary Pyke Trophy reappeared at the Junior Girls’ Championship. The Mary Pyke Rose Bowl trophy was first presented to the Canadian Ladies Golf Union by Mrs. Graeme (Mary) Pyke. It was awarded by the CLGU in 1957 to the junior provincial team with lowest aggregated score in the junior interprovincial team matches. Just five years later, the Mary Pyke Rose Bowl was “reassigned” to be given for the low aggregate net score – so that the Ada Mackenzie trophy could be awarded to the overall winning team. It may seem hard to believe, as the Ada Mackenzie trophy is so closely tied to the Canadian Senior Women’s Championship but that did not occur until 1971. That year the Ada Mackenzie trophy was suitably “recast” as the Senior Trophy and the CLGA Junior Challenge Trophy was introduced in its place. Following the amalgamation of the RCGA and the CLGA, the new Championship Division sought to reflect the new status of women’s amateur golf in Canada in the championship trophies. In 2007, given the history behind the Mary Pyke trophy, it was decided to reinstate the role it was intended for – the Junior Interprovincial Team Trophy. Inconsistencies to the engravings are expected as many individuals who read the trophy’s many winners might be confused as to what the trophy was awarded for.

Awarded to the winner of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship. The Canadian Junior Girls Championship has been conducted since 1955 and has also been referred to as the CLGA National Junior Championship. With over 60 years of history, the Canadian Junior Girls Championship continues to produce top calibre players who contend years later for amateur and professional titles. Top Canadian golfers like Sandra Post, Marilyn Palmer (O’Connor), Gayle Hitchins (Borthwick), Alena Sharp, Maude-Aimée LeBlanc, Rebecca Lee-Bentham, and Brooke Henderson all saw early success at this coveted championship.

Awarded to the winner of the Canadian Juvenile Girls Championship. The Florence Harvey trophy was presented in 1963 at the Canadian Ladies Golf Union’s (renamed Canadian Ladies Golf Association) 50th Anniversary National Championship, by Miss Florence Harvey herself. The trophy was awarded to the runner-up in the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. The first recipient of the cup was Gail Harvey of Scarboro Golf and Country Club. In 1970, the trophy was changed from the runner-up of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, to the runner-up of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship. The trophy was awarded until 1978, with the final recipients being Karin Mundinger and Carol Hogen. In 2007, a category for the top Juvenile at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship was added. A new trophy was required so the Florence Harvey Cup was re-purposed. It seems fitting that the woman responsible for the founding of the Canadian Ladies Golf Union, and the growth of golf in Canada be honoured when the juvenile girls champion lifts this trophy.

Awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. Made of ceramic, the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship trophy is one of the earliest in the collection having been crafted in Canada in 2006. First awarded in 2007 the Women’s Mid-Amateur trophy is awarded to the best female golfer over the age of 25 but under the age of 40.

Awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. Canadian Golf Hall of Fame Honoured Member Ada Mackenzie was an inspiration for early women golfers in Canada, and still is today. During the first half of the 20th Century, she was one of the finest women golfers in Canada. Her accomplishments didn’t stop on the course. In 1924 she founded the Ladies Golf and Tennis Club of Toronto, a club created specifically for women. In 1930 she launched Ada Mackenzie Ltd, a quality sportswear store in Toronto. The store offered practical and comfortable apparel for women. Ada Mackenzie also had a special interest in junior golf and took the time to encourage and advise the younger generation of female golfers. In 1955, she presented the Ada Mackenzie Trophy to the Canadian Ladies Golf Union for the Canadian Junior Inter-Provincial Championship low aggregate net score. The trophy was first played for at the Royal Colwood Golf and Country Club in Victoria B.C. In 1962 the trophy was switched to the award for the low aggregate gross score by a team. In 1971 the Ada Mackenzie Trophy was withdrawn from junior competition and was substituted by the CLGA Challenge Trophy. It was then awarded to the newly established senior championship. The Canadian Ladies Golf Association held the first Canadian Women’s Senior Championship in 1971.  In need of a trophy, and to help in celebrating Ms. Ada Mackenzie’s induction to the inaugural class of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, the Ada Mackenzie Challenge Trophy became the women’s senior championship trophy. Its first champion was Mrs. R.F. Lyle and the trophy was presented by Ada herself.

Awarded to the Senior Interprovincial Team Low-Gross Score at the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship. Awarded to the Senior Interprovincial Team Low-Gross Score from 1971 to present. Instrumental in developing the first CLGA Senior Ladies’ Amateur Golf Championship in 1971, the trophy was named after Katherine Helleur.  The trophy is a silver-plated cup with a wood base.

This trophy is awarded to the golfer at the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship who has the lowest 54-hole score and is 65 years of age or older. The aluminum trophy was fabricated in 2006.

This trophy is awarded to the winning senior interprovincial team during the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship. This trophy is awarded to the winning senior interprovincial team during the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship. Phil Farley was not only a great amateur golfer but an administrator as well. Farley became President of the Ontario Golf Association in 1949 and President of the Royal Canadian Golf Association in 1967. More about Phil Farley can be found on his honoured members page. As recognition to Farley’s continued role and support of golf this teams trophy was named The Phil Farley Memorial Trophy and was first presented by the Royal Canadian Golf Association in 1977.

This trophy is awarded to the golfer at the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship who has the lowest 54-hole score and is 65 years of age or older. This category is considered Super Senior and was first awarded in 1995. In that year, the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship was held in Victoria, BC and was jointly hosted at Royal Colwood Golf Club and Gorge Vale Golf Club.