On my latest visit to the City of Toronto Archives, I found a ton of great images of people playing golf over the past 100+ years. From club houses to putting greens, these images show the clubs, the people, the outfits and the grounds of the sport’s past here in Toronto. Let us know what you notice in this curated collection of old golf photographs from the City of Toronto Archives.
1907 – Golfers and caddy1908-09 – Female athletes1913 – Cummings plays 16th hole of Lambton Club1913 – Evans playing 7th hole, Lambton1915 – 1930 – Cathy Christie golfing1920 – 40 – W. Freeman dressed for golf1920 – 40 – W. Freeman golfing1920 – 1940 – Golfer George Cummings1922 – October 24 – Golf – Lambton golf links1923 – August 4th – Lakeview Golf Club, Sarazen’s punched clubs1923 – June 21 – Lakeview Golf Club, George Lyon, driving off1923 – June 25 – Lakeview Golf Club, club-house1925 – May 2 – Boys playing golf on Kennedy Avenue1926 – June 24 – Toronto Golf, clubhouse1928 – July 24 – Rosedale Golf, Prof. D. R. Keyes, U. of T., informal1928 – July 26 – Rosedale Golf, Joe Turnessa, action1928 – July 26 – Rosedale Golf, Aubrey Boomer, Paris, France, action1929 – Jack Nash in the final, Ontario Amateur Golf tournament, Scarborough Golf Club1930 – June 14 – Golf course, Hanlan’s Point1930 – September 10 – Mississauga Golf 25th anniversary, J.C. Anner, Geo. Hawkins, Islington, Thos. Rennie, Rosedale1931 – Walter Hagen (left) wins Canadian Open1931 – Walter Hagen wins Canadian Open Golf1949 – may 22 – St.George Golf, Bob Gray putting the second green1949 – May 22 – Toronto Ladies’ Golf 25th Anniversary, [Wilius] Tart, Mona Clarke1949 – MAY 22 – Toronto Ladies’ Golf 25th Anniversary, putting green1949 – MY 22 – Toronto Ladies’ Golf 25th Anniversary, Matt Brown president1949 – My 22 – Toronto Ladies’ Golf 25th Anniversary, May Phyllis, Phyllis Moore, [Leane] Norton, June Walton1949 – MY 22 – Toronto Ladies’ Golf 25th Anniversary, Violet Hubbard, Alison Pocock, Ruth Lauf, Mary Chapin1949 – My 30 – St.George Golf, Charles Watson, Bob Gray
1949 – My 30 – St.George Golf, Gord [Beydson] uphill, Bob Gray beside1949 – MY 30 – St.George Golf, Rick Young, Gord [Beydson], Bob Gray, Bob Cunningham
1950? – Golf group1950? – Golf group with cigarette sellers1950? – Golfer1950? – Golfer 21950? – Golf Photographs1950? – Golf Photographs1950? – Golf Photographs1950? – Golfer with boy1950? – Gold photographs1956? – Unidentified golf group
For more awesome old photographs from the Toronto Archives, visit their website.