Canadian Golf HOF Welcomes Lisa (Young) Walters

The induction ceremony took place earlier this week in Ottawa following the first round of the CN Canadian Women's Championship at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club.

With files from the RCGA

"The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame seeks to recognize excellence as golfers, contributors and supporters of the game," said David Shaw, Chair of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. "Lisa Walters has amassed her own unique golf-related legacy and is fine example of what makes golf the game it is. She has made a tremendous contribution to the game and it is only fitting that as such, she is recognized for her accomplishments."

Throughout her illustrious playing career, Walters, 48, distinguished herself as one of Canada's top female professional golfers. Among her many accomplishments, she is a three-time winner on the LPGA Tour (1992-93 Hawaiian Ladies' Open; 1998 Oldsmobile Classic). Walters won a total of $1,049,068 during her 17-year LPGA career and her mark of three Tour victories ties her with fellow Hall of Fame member Dawn Coe-Jones, the Campbell River, BC native who grew up and learned her golf on the March Meadows course in Cowichan Bay.

In a career plagued by injury, knee, back, rib, shoulder, and wrist problems ultimately cut short Walters professional playing career. Prior to turning pro, Walters was a three-time winner of the British Columbia Ladies Amateur Championship (1979-81) and former British Columbia Junior Champion (1977) as well as being named an All-American in 1981 while attending Florida State.

ABOUT THE CANADIAN GOLF HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM
The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame celebrates the outstanding individuals of Canadian golf from players, both amateur and professional, to the builders, architects and others who have been fundamental to the evolution of the game in this country. Operated by the Royal Canadian Golf Association, the Hall of Fame, museum and library are open to visitors to discover more about the game and the inductees.
For more information visit www.cghf.org.