Breezy Bend Country Club

Breezy Bend Country Club
Interactive map of Breezy Bend Country Club
Club information
Location7620 Roblin Blvd, Headingley, MB R4H 1C9
Established1960
TypePrivate
Total holes18
TournamentsThe Manitoba Open on the PGA Tour Americas (7 time host) and The Canadian Mid-Amateur Championships, both men's and women's
Websitehttps://breezybend.ca/
Designed byJack McMahon
Par72
Length6,767 yards (6,188 m)
Course rating72.7
Slope rating127
Course record64 (Bob Panasiuk)

Breezy Bend Country Club is an 18-hole private golf course just west of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The course was opened in 1960 and was designed by Jack McMahon, who built the golf course on his own farm land.[1][2]

Breezy Bend Country Club has hosted the Manitoba Open, having hosted the championship in 1969, 1975, 1981, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 2025. The course is among 5 courses in the province that now host the professional tournament on a rotation.[3]

History

Upon its opening in 1960, Breezy Bend was initially a public golf course charging $1.50 per round, or $30 for a season pass to play at the 18-hole course. The following year, McMahon received bids to sell the rest of his property surrounding the golf course for housing development and to turn the course into a private escape for wealthy Winnipeggers just outside the city. By 1969 professional golf arrived at Breezy Bend as the club hosted its fist Manitoba Open.[4][5][6][7]

By 1972, golf course architect Geoffrey S. Cornish surveyed the course and proposed a long-range plan for the development of Breezy Bend into the general shape the course is today, with only minor renovations to holes 12 and 14 and the t boxes near the new clubhouse built in 2008.[8][9]

For over 40 years, Breezy Bend Country Club's head professional was Manitoba Golf Hall of Famer Sandy Paterson.[10]

During the clubs construction and redevelopments, several Indigenous artifacts have been found on the grounds.[11]

Manitoba Open

The Manitoba Open has been hosted at Breezy Bend County Club seven times. Champions are as follows:

YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open
2025Breezy Bend CCUnited States Theo Humphrey131 (−11)[a][12]
Xerox Manitoba Open
1993Breezy Bend G&CCCanada Frank Edmonds270
1992Breezy Bend G&CCUnited States Chris Patton265
Manitoba Open
1991Breezy Bend G&CCUnited States Kelly Gibson267
1981Breezy Bend G&CCUnited States Dan Croonquist207
1975Breezy Bend G&CCUnited States Ed Byman208
1969Breezy Bend G&CCUnited States Mike Reasor209
  1. ↑ Weather-shortened to 36 holes.

[13][14][15][16]

Scorecard

Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 45453434436 4543453443672
Black M:72.7 / 127
 3745243655281734031364253623,290 3635124101653875612083884683,4626,752
Blue M:71.5 / 125
 3655143575051713951254113413,184 3594923971503565491903744593,3266,510
White M:70.6 / 122
W:76.7 / 133		 3545063484941643841143943293,087 3484883851363345331793614493,2136,300
Red M:68.2 / 121
 340454339436159378983223082,834 3404723371242924461583534402,9625,796

[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Manitoba Historical Society. (2024, August 4). Memorable Manitobans: John Stuart “Jack” McMahon (1904–2000). Retrieved December 10, 2025, from https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/mcmahon_js.shtml [mhs.mb.ca]
  2. ↑ “A new deal for Breezy Bend,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 January 1961, page 104.
  3. ↑ Golf Manitoba. (2024, December 16). Five‑course rotation to host Manitoba Open [Media release]. Golf Manitoba. Retrieved December 10, 2025, from https://www.golfmb.ca/articles/5-course-rotation-to-host-manitoba-open/
  4. ↑ Winnipeg Free Press. (2017, July 31). Breezy Bend remains a point of pride. Retrieved December 4, 2025, from https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/headliner/2017/07/31/breezy-bend-remains-a-point-of-pride
  5. ↑ ScoreGolf. (n.d.). Breezy Bend Country Club. Retrieved December 4, 2025, from https://scoregolf.com/golf-course-guide/manitoba/region/south-eastern-manitoba-winnipeg/breezy-bend-country-club
  6. ↑ Beck, Dallis (4 July 1969). "Bowerman bends Breezy's par to lead Manitoba Open golf". Winnipeg Free Press. p. 18. Retrieved 28 July 2026 – via NewspaperArchive.
  7. ↑ "Golf notes". Winnipeg Free Press. 23 June 1969. p. 28. Retrieved 28 July 2026 – via NewspaperArchive.
  8. ↑ Breezy Bend Country Club. (n.d.). The Club. Retrieved December 10, 2025, from https://members.breezybend.ca/the-club
  9. ↑ "Sports record". Winnipeg Free Press. 28 April 1981. p. 86. Retrieved 28 July 2026 – via NewspaperArchive.
  10. ↑ "Breezy's Sandy Paterson inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame". Winnipeg Sun. Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Headingley Historical Society. (n.d.). Assorted: All articles found on the Breezy Bend property (Lots 6 and 7 Parish, Headingley). Retrieved December 4, 2025, from https://headingleyhistoricalsociety.ca/history/artifacts
  12. ↑ PGA TOUR. (2025). CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open – Leaderboard. PGA TOUR. Retrieved December 10, 2025, from https://www.pgatour.com/americas/tournaments/2025/manitoba-open/Y2025014/leaderboard
  13. ↑ "Our Past Champions". Manitoba Open. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  14. ↑ Manitoba Golf Annual '82 (PDF). Manitoba Golf Association. p. 64. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  15. ↑ "The Players Cup Preview". The Sports Network.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ Weibe, Ken (March 7, 2018). "The Players Cup gets new home..." Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Breezy Bend Country Club – Course Profile". BlueGolf Course Database. BlueGolf. Retrieved 14 July 2026.

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