David L. Black
Category: Professional Golfer
Davie Black
Year Inducted: 1972
Born: September 15, 1883
Place of Birth: Troon, Scotland
Died: 1974
Club Affiliations: Professional at Outremont, GC, Montreal (1905 -1908), Ranleigh Golf Club, Montreal (1908), Rivermead Golf Club, Hull (1911 – 1920), Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club, Vancouver (1920 – 1945)
David Black and several of his brothers immigrated to North America to become golf professionals in 1905. “Wee Davie” served as a professional for more than a decade in Montreal and Ottawa before settling at Vancouver’s Shaughnessy Heights in 1920. Black was a fine player, winning four CPGA Championships and finishing runner-up in the 1911 Canadian Open. The difficulty and expense of travelling from British Columbia is believed to have hindered his chances at winning the open or further CPGA titles.
National:
- 1911 Runner-up Canadian Open
- 1913 PGA of Canada Champion
- 1919 PGA of Canada Champion
- 1920 PGA of Canada Champion
- 1921 PGA of Canada Champion
- 1924 Washington State Open Championship
Provincial:
- 1928 British Columbia Open Champion
- 1930 British Columbia Open Champion
- 1929 Pacific North West Open Champion
Other Items of Note:
- In 1923 David caddied at Shaughnessy Heights for Warren G. Harding, President of the United States.
- David Black retired in 1945
Awards:
Inducted to BC Golf Hall of Fame in 2001
Inducted to PGA of Canada Hall of Fame in 2014
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