Casmir “Kas” Zabowski was born in Pine Ridge, Manitoba on May 11, 1911. At an early age, Zabowski began caddying at Pine Ridge Golf Club and it was at this time that he became proficient at playing golf. In fact, in 1931 at the relatively young age of 20, he became the golf professional at Pine Ridge which was a position he held until 1939.
Zabowski was a tremendous competitive golfer. He won three Manitoba Opens (1936, 1938 and 1939) and one Saskatchewan Open (1939). 0n two occasions he made the cut at the U.S. Open, In 1937 at Cherry Hills and in 1939 at Philadelphia Country Club.
In 1940, Zabowski moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia to become the golf professional at Ashburn Golf Club. He won the Nova Scotia Open four times (1948, 1949, 1953 and1954), the Maritimes Open Championship four times (1942, 1946, 1948 and 1949) and the Maritimes PGA three times (1950, 1951 and1952).
In 2004, Zabowski was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Zabowski passed away on December 18, 2000.
Casmir (“Kas”) Zabowski is an inductee into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame and Museum Inc, September 19, 2016.