Betty Stanhope-Cole | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | September 21, 1937
Died | January 27, 2017 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | (aged 79)
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Children | 2 [1] |
Career | |
Status | Amateur |
Betty Stanhope-Cole (September 21, 1937 – January 27, 2017) was a Canadian amateur golfer. She is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.
Stanhope-Cole was born in Calgary and moved to Edmonton in her teen years. In her younger years, she played tennis. She was taught how to golf by Edmonton golf pros Alex Olynyk and Henry Martell.[2]
In 1974 and 1976, she was ranked as the top women's golfer in Canada.[3] She was Canadian Junior Girls champion in 1956, Canadian Women's Amateur champion in 1957, and Canadian Ladies' Close champion in 1967. She has also been a member of the Canadian Commonwealth Golf Team (1963, 1971) and Canadian World Team (1964, 1974, and 1976). In 1980, she was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Stanhope-Cole is also a former curler, having won three Alberta championships as skip.[4]
Betty Stanhope-Cole Park in Edmonton is named for her.[6]
Stanhope-Cole died of cancer in Edmonton on January 27, 2017.[7]
Amateur