The
Shaughnessy Heights Golf Course, today the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, had its beginning in 1911 in the office of
CPR executive
Richard Marpole. Nine businessmen, all residents of the prestigious and quickly developing enclave of
Shaughnessy, to turn of land leased from the CPR into the Shaughnessy Heights Golf Course. The first nine holes opened on November 2, 1912; the second nine, the next year. The course was designed by
A.V. Macan, an Irish immigrant from Wexford, who was one of the region's best golfers. In the decades to follow, many of the names who played a prominent role in Vancouver's growth and prosperity also appeared on Shaughnessy's membership roster. The club moved to new premises in the late 1950s, responding to the growth of the Vancouver urban region, and sold its original property. Macan, then in his late 70s, also designed the new course, which opened in the early 1960s. In 2011 the club hosted the
Canadian Open for the fourth time, which coincides with Shaughnessy's 100th anniversary. It follows the 2011
British Open, which was held at
Royal St George's Golf Club. In 2023, the club hosted the
Canadian Women's Open for the first time. ==Tournaments hosted==