They called him “Jumbo” and he was a big man on the Manitoba golf scene for many years, highlighted by winning the Canadian men’s amateur championship in 1968.
Jimmy was the first male golfer in Manitoba to capture the provincial championships in three age brackets. He took the junior title in 1951, was the amateur champion in 1975 and added two Manitoba senior titles in 1989 and 1990. He died in 1991 at the age of 58.
He played on 11 Manitoba Willingdon Cup teams between 1968 and 1985, his final two team appearances playing out of the Sandy Hook Golf Club after earlier play from Elmhurst. He also served as a professional for sometime.
To add further glory to his amateur championship in 1968, Jimmy was also the medallist in that event. He also was a dominant figure on the national senior scene, finishing second once and third two times.
Jimmy was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and is an inaugural inductee into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame & Museum Inc., September 29, 2003.