An excerpt from Riverside Golf Course: A Diamond in the Rough – Catherine Bange, August 17, 2011 —

The calibre of golf at Riverside has produced many professional golfers over the years. And not to be forgotten, the Riverside Ladies, were not to be out done by the men.

In the spring of 1954 Mrs. Paris Willey (wife of the Head Professional at Riverside) organized 14 women to start the Riverside Ladies’ Club. The Ladies League hosted the Edmonton Open Golf Tournament in 1956 and has been members of the Edmonton, Alberta and Canadian Ladies’ Golf Associations since inception of the club.