History

Breezy Bend Country Club

1817

Lord Selkirk by treaty with the Indians obtained for the Hudson Bay Company all the land adjacent to the Red and Assiniboine Rivers extending back from the bank on either side for the distance you can see under the belly of a pony.

1851

Herbert Sabine and John Lonsdale arrived by canoe from Montreal and surveyed the river lots for the Hudson Bay Company.

1860

Lot 7 of the Parish of Headingley was granted to Sabine and Lot 8 to Lonsdale.

1937

John McMahon purchased Lot 7 from the Sabine estate and farmed the property for 20 years.

1956

A bulldozer moved the first earth for Breezy Bend just in front of the 14^th tee on August 27.

1956

In October, John McMahon purchased Lot 8 and decided to make Breezy Bend 18 holes.

1960

Breezy Bend Country Club opened for business as a public golf course.

1961

A meeting was held in the McMahon house across from the course for the purpose of selling Breezy Bend and turning it into a private golf course.

1969

The Manitoba Open was held at Breezy Bend for the first time and was accompanied by heavy rains.

1972

Golf course architect Geoffrey S. Cornish of Amherst, Massachusetts surveyed the course and proposed a long range plan for the development of Breezy Bend.

1975

The Manitoba Open returned to Breezy Bend.

1979

Breezy Bend played host to the Canadian Junior boys Championship.

1981

The third Manitoba Open was held at Breezy Bend and was highlighted by a course record of 64 by legendary Canadian golfer, Bob Panasiuk.

1984

The old steel piped underground watering system, the first in Winnipeg, was finally replaced with the present modern irrigation system.

1987

Demolition of the original clubhouse took place.

1988

Present clubhouse and pro shop construction was completed.

1991

Breezy Bend once again hosts the Manitoba Open.

2000

Renowned local golf course architect, David Grant, completely redesigned and reshaped holes 12 through 14 further enhancing an already challenging back nine.

2001

Breezy Bend Country Club celebrated its 40th Anniversary.

2004

The Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship was held at Breezy Bend.