2012 Honoured Members
Tannys Aspevig - Athlete |
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Born in Winnipeg on March 27, 1950, Tannys Aspevig made her mark on the Manitoba golf scene from 1965 to 1971. During that seven-year span, she won the Manitoba Junior Women's title twice, the Manitoba Amateur Women's crown four times and the Women's City and District championship once, and also won berths on the provincial junior team twice and the amateur team once. Teamed with Lynda Devine, Aspevig won the Canadian Junior Women's team championship in 1968. Golfing out of Rossmere Country Club, she won her junior titles in 1967 and 1968 and was on the two-member provincial junior teams in 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968. She won the provincial amateur crown in 1967, 1969 and 1970 and was on the provincial amateur team in 1970. In 1968, she added the City and District honours to her list of conquests. Close friend and fellow Rossmere golfer Bonnie Brekke was also a strong competitor at that time, winning the provincial junior crown in 1965 and 1966 and joining Aspevig on the provincial junior team in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Brekke was also on Manitoba amateur teams in 1968 and 1971. Tannys Aspevig died on April 14, 2010, at the age of 60. Tannys is an inductee into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame and Museum Inc., September 24, 2012. |
Steve Bannatyne - Athlete/Builder |
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Stephen Andrew Bannatyne won two Manitoba amateur golf championships and played on seven teams (including two Manitoba winning foursomes) and is also recognized for his work as a builder of the sport of golf in the province for his 25 years of operating the Mundie Putter League. |
Joyce Collier - Builder |
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Joyce A. Collier provided the leadership as the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame and Museum became a reality in 2003 and her lengthy record of service to the golf community has resulted in her inclusion as part of the hall's 10th induction ceremony. She served as president of the Hall of Fame and Museum from 2003 to 2006 and as chairman of the induction event from 2007 to 2011. She was a member of the selection committee from 2003 to 2011 and also served on the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame selection committee from 2010 to 2012. Collier's involvement with the sport started at her home course, serving as president, vice-president, handicap chairman and junior chairman for the Portage Ladies' Golf Club. She initiated the introduction to golf program at Portage la Prairie schools and was a director of the club's junior girls and boys section. On, the provincial scene, she served as District D chairman, then on the Manitoba Ladies' Golf Association executive as junior director in 1983-84, teams director in 1992-93, vice-president in 1994-95 and president in 1995-97. Nationally, Collier was director of player development for the Canadian Ladies' Golf Association in 1998-2000 and associate governor of the Royal Canadian Golf Association in 2006-2008. She was on the rules committee for the national CLGA junior and amateur tournaments in 1981, publicity chairman for the 1991 National junior championship and provincial president for the 1996 national senior championship. She also worked as a volunteer on starting and scoring at national and CN Public Links events from 2006 to 2010 and was chairman of the ecology committee for the 2010 Canadian Women's Open championship. She was named sports person of the year in Portage la Prairie in 1998, earned a CLGA distinguished service award in 2000 and was presented with honorary life membership by the Portage Golf Club in 2004. The Joyce Collier Award was presented by the Portage Ladies' Golf Club in 1993 and is presented annually to a junior golfer. Her other volunteer activities have included service as a General Board Member of the Southport Aerospace Centre Inc. and past board member of the Portage Figure Skating Club, Portage Minor Hockey and Manitoba Arthritis Society. Joyce is an inductee into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame and Museum Inc., September 24, 2012. |
Dale Goehring - Athlete |
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Dale Robert Goehring was born in Calgary, Sept. 27, 1971 but got his golfing start as a junior in Winnipeg. At the provincial level, Goehring claimed the Manitoba Juvenile title in 1988, the Junior honours in 1990, Match Play Championships in 1994 and 1995, member of three Manitoba Junior teams in 1988, 1989 and 1990, member of five Manitoba Willingdon Cup teams in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 and one Alberta Willingdon Cup team in 2000 – winning the Championship for Manitoba in 1995 and 1996 and Alberta in 2000. He first drew attention on the national scene in 1988 when he won the Canadian Juvenile Championship at Kelowna, B.C. Nine years later, Goehring won the 1997 Canadian Men's Amateur Championship at Crowbush Cove, PEI. He rounded out his national record as a Canadian Team member playing in the 1997 Simon Bolivar Cup, Venezuela. He was chosen as Manitoba Amateur Golfer of the Year in 1988 and 1997. In 1988, he was also named Manitoba Male Youth Athlete of the Year and won the RCGA Junior Achievement Award for Manitoba. In 1997, he was named Manitoba Male Athlete of the Year and Canadian Score Magazine Male Golfer of the Year. He was also a noted curler, representing Manitoba on provincial Junior Curling teams in 1989 and 1991. He was rewarded for his scholastic ability with Golf Canada Foundation scholarships in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 while taking engineering at University of Manitoba. He also has an MBA from University of Calgary. |
Glen Hnatiuk - Athlete |
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Glen Anthony Hnatiuk was born May 15, 1965, in Selkirk, honed his early golf skills at the Selkirk Golf and Country Club and went on to win more than $2,400,000 on the PGA Tour. |