A.V. Macan
| A.V. Macan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Arthur Vernon Macan, Jr. 1882 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | August 1964 (aged 82) Sequim, Washington, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Residence | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | Trinity College |
| Occupation |
Attorney, Golf course architect |
| Known for | golf course design |
| Spouse(s) | Juliet Adelaide Richards Macan (1886–1958) |
| Children | 1 son, Anthony V. Macan (1919–1977) |
| Parent(s) | Dr. A.V. Macan, Sr. (1843–1908) Mary A. Wanklyn Macan (18xx–1886) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 Canada
|
| Service/branch |
 Canadian Army, (CEF) |
| Years of service | 1916–1918 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars |
World War I: Battle of Vimy Ridge |
Arthur Vernon Macan, Jr. (1882–1964) was an Irish immigrant to Canada who designed golf courses in western North America, primarily in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. He won the Pacific Northwest Amateur in 1913.
A lawyer by trade, Macan was born in Ireland, the son of Dr. A.V. Macan (1843–1908), a noted physician who was knighted.
Macan's mother died in 1886 when he was four; he was raised in Dublin, then attended the Shrewsbury School in England and Trinity College in Dublin. Introduced to golf around age nine, he became one of the top players in Ireland, and quickly tired of the legal profession. He moved his family to western Canada and settled in British Columbia at Victoria in 1912.
In his early 30s, he volunteered for service in World War I in 1916 as an officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force of the Canadian Army, and was wounded by a shell casing fragment in 1917 at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France. Blood poisoning in his left foot resulted in the amputation of his lower left leg. After the war, he returned to Canada and continued to play competitive golf and design courses.
Qualicum (1913), Royal Colwood (1913; 1921–1922 renovation), Cowichan (1922), Marine Drive (1923), Gleneagles (1927), Gorge Vale (1920 & 1930), old Shaughnessy Heights (1927; 1940 renovation), Stanley Park Par-3 (1927), University (1927), Victoria (1930 & 1955 renovations), Cowichan (1947), Kelowna (1949 & 1959 renovations), Nanaimo (1953 & 1961), McCleery (1956), Richmond (1959), new Shaughnessy (1959), Capilano (1960 renovation), Penticton (1961 renovation), and Queen Elizabeth Park (1961).
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