Born in Winnipeg on March 14, 1958, Terry Glen Hashimoto established a remarkable record on the Manitoba golf scene. He was named Manitoba Amateur Golfer of the Year three times and was a finalist five more times through a 22 year span from 1976 to 1998.
He represented Manitoba in team play 10 times — as a junior in 1976, eight times on the Amateur Willingdon Cup teams (1977, ‘79, ’80, ’81, ’83, ’85,’96 and ’98) and on one Mid-Amateur team in 1998. He was a member of Manitoba’s winning Willingdon Cup team in 1996. He won the Manitoba Amateur Championship twice (1985 and 1998), the Manitoba Match Play Championship three times (1983, 1985 and 1998), the Manitoba Mid-Amateur Championship in 1998 and was low amateur in the Manitoba Open Championship twice (1979 and 1980).
‘Hash’, as he is known, was a triple champion in Manitoba in the 1998 season, winning the Provincial Amateur, Mid-Amateur and Match Play titles. His Golfer of the Year honours came in 1976, 1980 and 1998, and he was a finalist for that title in 1978-79-81-83-85. He was also a nominee for Manitoba Athlete of the Year in 1998 in recognition of his triple title accomplishment.
He attended the University of Miami on a scholarship and won seven college tournaments during his career. He was low amateur in the Pan-Am Open Tournament and served as a team captain of both the junior and senior teams at Miami. At age 17, he placed seventh in the Junior Orange Bowl Tournament in 1975.
He became a professional golfer in 1986 and served for a year as club pro at Bel Acres Golf & Country Club. He played on the Canadian Tour from 1986 to 1988, finishing seventh in the CPGA Championship in 1986 and getting to 17th on the Order of Merit in 1988. It took five years for him to regain his amateur status in 1993.
Hashimoto was also known for golf activities off the course, particularly the development of Jazz Golf, the first and only club manufacturing operation in Manitoba. He opened the first Caddy Shed golf store in 1981. He opened the Champions Nest driving range and practice facility in 2003.
Terry Hashimoto is an inductee into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame and Museum Inc., September 27, 2010