Henry Martell

Category: Player Amateur/Professional

Henry Martell

Inducted: 1982

Born: March 16, 1913
Died: 1987

A fine teacher of the game, Henry Martell led by example with a prolific tournament record that featured wins at four Alberta and Saskatchewan Opens, nine Alberta Amateurs and victories in the Canadian Amateur and two CPGA (now PGA of Canada) Championships. His first important win came at the 1935 Edmonton City Amateur when he was 22, while his final victory, the 1971 CPGA Senior came when he was 59.

National:

  • 1946 Canadian Men’s Amateur Champion
  • 1947 Canadian Amateur Champion
  • 1953 and 1958 Canadian Professional Golfers Association Champion
  • 1966 and 1971 Canadian Professional Golfer’s Association Seniors Champion

Provincial:

  • Alberta Men’s Amateur Champion nine times: 1936 – 1947 
  • Alberta Open Champion 1936, 1944, 1945 and 1952
  • Alberta Open Champion runner-up: 1943, 1955, 1960
  • 1939 Ontario Open Champion
  • Saskatchewan Open Champion: 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957

Other items of note:

  • Teacher to Betty Stanhope Cole

Awards:

Inducted to Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1968

Inducted to Alberta Golf Hall of Fame in 2005

Inducted to PGA of Canada Hall of Fame in 2014