Representing Canada twice in America’s Cup matches stood out as highlights in a distinguished Manitoba golf career for William (Bill) Pidlaski.
He played on the 1963 and 1965 Canadian teams playing against Mexico and the United States, winning all of his matches and contributing to Canada’s only win in the matches in 1965 at St. Charles Country Club.
Playing out of the St. Boniface and Elmhurst clubs, Bill won the Manitoba amateur men’s championship twice, in 1960 and 1963 and the Manitoba senior men’s championship twice, in 1977 and 1978. He was low amateur at the Manitoba Open championship twice, in 1959 and 1960, and was medallist in the Manitoba amateur championship five times. He was also runner-up in the 1950 Manitoba amateur championship, losing 2-and-1 to brother Mike Pidlaski.
Bill played on 16 provincial teams – 10 amateur and six senior. He was on the Manitoba amateur Willingdon Cup teams in 1949, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966. He was on the senior teams in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983 and 1984.
He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and is an inductee into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame and Museum Inc., September 27, 2004.