Mary Ann Hayward

Category: Amateur Golfer

Inducted: 2007

Date of Birth: March 10, 1960
Place of Birth: Lachine, PQ

Throughout her illustrious playing career, Mary Ann Hayward has distinguished herself as one of North America’s top female amateur golfers.  Among her many accomplishments, the native of Lachine, Que. is a four-time Canadian Amateur Champion, a six-time winner of the Quebec Amateur Championship, a five-time Ontario Amateur champion and a fourteen-time winner of the Ontario Mid-Amateur Championship.  She has been a member of countless inter-provincial teams for Quebec and Ontario and in 2005, Hayward became the first Canadian to win the US Mid-Amateur title.  At the international level, Mary Ann has represented Canada eight times at the World Amateur Championship and four times at the Commonwealth Matches. 

International:

  • United States Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion 2005
  • United States Senior Women’s Mid-Am Medalist – 2015
  • United States Women’s Mid-Am Medalist – 1998
  • US Senior Women’s Amateur Semi-Finalist 2010
  • North and South Senior Women’s Champion 2017
  • Eight-time member of the Canadian Team to the World Amateur Championship
  • Five-time member of the Canadian Team to the Commonwealth Matches

National:

  • Canadian Women’s Amateur Champion – 1993, 1996, 1999, 2004
  • Canadian Women’s Senior Champion – 2010, 2011, 2013 
  • Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion – 2008

Interprovincial Teams:

  • Twelve-time member of the Quebec Amateur Team
  • Ten-time member of the Ontario Amateur Team
  • Eight-time member of the Ontario Senior Team

Provincial:

  • Ontario Women’s Amateur Champion – 1983, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • Quebec Women’s Amateur Championship – 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999
  • Ontario Women’s Match Play Championship – 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008
  • Ontario Women’s Mid-Am Championship – 1990, 1994-1999, 2001-2005, 2007, 2008
  • Quebec Women’s Mid-Am Champion – 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017     
  • Ontario Women’s Senior Champion – 2010, 2012-2014, 2018

Other Items of Note:

  • Low amateur 1995 du Maurier Classic
  • Academic All American for Florida International University 1983
  • Holds Ontario Record for most wins in a provincial championship

Awards:

SCORE Award for Top Female Amateur Golfer – 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2005

Inducted to Lachine Sports Hall of Fame in 1995

Inducted to Ontario Golf Hall of Fame in 2006

Inducted to Quebec Golf Hall of Fame in 2011

Resources:

Photos of Mary Ann Hayward from our collection.