About Us
Golf Nova Scotia (GNS) is the governing body of golf in Nova Scotia. Representing approximately 15,000 members and 58 facilities across the province. Recognized by Sport Nova Scotia as the Provincial Sport Organization, Golf Nova Scotia’s mission is to develop the future of golf in Nova Scotia while upholding the traditions of the game.
Golf Nova Scotia conducts multiple sport development programs and services for its members and member facilities, including grassroots to high-performance programming; rules, handicapping, and course rating training and implementation; as well as multiple Provincial Championships annually.
Golf Nova Scotia is excited to present a new Strategic Plan to guide our efforts over the next three years. This plan combines stakeholder opinion, professional guidance, and the dedication of a robust committee to plan out the strategy of GNS for the next few years.
Vision: Golf for All
Mission: To promote participation, inclusion, and excellence in the great game of golf for all Nova Scotians
Values: Inclusive, Innovative, Integrity
Click here for the full Strategic Plan.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Catherine BeatonPresident (Antigonish Golf Club)
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Geoff BakerPast President (Ashburn Golf Club)
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Kent RodgersVice President (Brightwood Golf & Country Club)
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Jill MacDonald2nd Vice President (Glen Arbour Golf Course)
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Mitchell CoadyFinance Chair (Oakfield Golf & Country Club)
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Al MunroeDirector at Large
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Kathy PowersDirector at Large (Bluenose Golf Club)
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Shari GagnonDirector at Large (KenWo Country Club)
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Sean StuartDirector at Large (Ashburn Golf Club)
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Patrick JacksonDirector At Large (Ashburn Golf Club)
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Rob PrescottDirector At Large (Granite Springs Golf Club)
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Dr. Lori DithurbideDirector At Large (Ashburn Golf Club)
IMPORTANT LINKS
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Financial Statements2017 – 2020
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Annual Reports2017-2021
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BylawsEffective April 28th, 2020
2024 GOLF NS COMMITTEES
GOLF NOVA SCOTIA PAST PRESIDENTS
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Presidents1930-1939; 1947-2022
1930 – Frank Leslie Lewis, Truro GC
1931 – Col. S.S. Wetmore, Gorsebrook GC
1932 – Otto Herbert Foshay, Ken-Wo GC
1933 – George Edgar Graham, Ken-wo GC
1934 – Col. Alfred Nagle Jones,
1935 – Dr. Harry Osborne Harding, Yarmouth GC
1936 – Thomas Edward Grindon Lynch, Digby GC
1937 – Col. Charles Hugh LePailleur Jones, Liverpool GC
1938 – Major David Herbert Williams, Ashburn GC
1939-1945 – Operations suspended (WW2)
1946-1947 – George Staples Moffat, Ashburn GC
1948 – Joseph Dennis Collins, Amherst GC
1949-1951 – William Tennant Kellock, Lingan GC
1951-1953 – Professor Harold G. “Babe” Beazley, Brightwood GC
1953-1955 – Judge Robert Faulkner MacLellan, Truro GC
1955-1957 – Gerald Patrick “Brud” McKenna, Brightwood GC
1957-1959 – Wally Knock, Bluenose GC
1959-1960 – Edwin Harvey “Eddie” Crowell, Ashburn GC
1960-1962 – Dennis Sutherland, Lingan GC
1962-1963 – Robert Johnson Harvey, Brightwood GC
1963-1965 – M. Ron Morehouse, Ken-Wo GC
1965-1967 – J. Doane Hallett, Ashburn GC
1967-1969 – Harold E. “Casey” Power, Truro GC
1969-1971 – Charles R. “Chuck” Mitchell, Ashburn GC
1971-1972 – Peter Hope, Brightwood GC
1973 – Al Fox, Bluenose GC
1974 – Donald “Piper” MacMillan, Lingan GC
1975 – Merrill Rawding , Liverpool GC
1976 – Owen Ritcey, Brightwood GC
1977 – Gordon Tidman, Paragon GC
1978 – Cliff Lowrey, Lingan GC
1978-1980 – Bob Wong, Abercrombie GC
1980-1981 – C.D. “Bucky” Snow, Digby GC
1981-1982 – Warman Castle, Northumberalnd GC
1982-1983 – Clyde Weldin, Truro GC
1983-1984 – Ken MacDonald, Lingan GC
1984-1985 – Hugh F. Urquhart, Eden GC
1985-1986 – Dennis MacDonald, Brightwood GC
1986-1987– Dr. Julius Comeau, Clare GC
1987-1988 – Jim Brown, Bridgewater GC
1988-1989 – Jack Coffin, Oakfield GC
1989-1990 – Robert “Toomey” MacPherson, Lingan GC
1990-1991 – David Reid, Paragon GC
1991-1992 – Brian Gordon, Northumberalnd GC
1992-1993 – Austin Stiles, Bridgewater GC
1993-1994 – Tom McCarthy, Ashburn GC
1994-1995 – Alvin Sinclair, Abercrombie GC
1995-1996 – W.C. “Bill” MacMillan, Hartlen Point GC
1996-1997 – Garth Leighton, Avon Valley, GC
1997-1998 – Robert Zinck, Greenwood GC
1998-1999 – Fred Kenney, Paragon GC
1999-2000 – Dwight Jones, Amherst GC
2000-2001 – Binney Leslie, River Oaks GC
2001-2002 – Roland Deveau, Clare GC
2002-2004 – David Henderson, Abercrombie GC*- The NSGA/NSLGA approved a merger of the two Associations at Ken-Wo GC, on Sunday, 5 December , 2004, to take effect mid-night, 31 December 2004. Bill 143, An Act to Dissolve the Ladies Golf Association of Nova Scotia and to Repeal Chapter 128 of the Acts of 1973, The Ladies Golf Association of Nova Scotia Act was passed by the Legislature on October 18, 2004.
- The first President of the amalgamated bodies was
2004-2006 – John McLeod, Grandview GC
2006-2008 – Sue Rait, Fox Hollow GC
2008-2010 – Peter Cooke, Avon Valley GC
2010-2012 – Doug McEwan, 14 Wing CFB Greenwood
2012-2013 – Val Gillis, Mountain Golf CC
2013-2014 – John Horton, Ken-Wo CC
2014-2015 – Shirley d’Entremont, West Pubnico GC 2016
2015-2016 – Ernest Muise, Clare GC
2016-2018 – Garry Beattie, Ashburn GC
2018-2020 – David Acker, Ken Wo GC2020-2021 – Wendy Sentner, NSPPC
2021-2022 – David Bolton, Ken Wo GC
2022-2023 – Geoff Baker, Ashburn GC