{{short description|Canadian professional golfer (born 1935)}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Wilf Homenuik | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = Wilfred Homenuik | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|12|30}} | birth_place = [[Kamsack]], [[Saskatchewan]] | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1935|12|30}} --> | death_place = | height = <!-- {{height|ft=|in=}} OR {{height|m=|precision=0}} --> | weight = <!-- {{convert| |lb|kg st|abbr=on}} OR {{convert| |kg|lb st|abbr=on}} --> | nationality = {{CAN}} | residence = | spouse = Jean Young | partner = | children = Gwen, Scott and Jason | college = | status = Professional | yearpro = <!-- Year turned professional --> | tour = <!-- Current tours which a member of --> | extour = [[Canadian Professional Golf Tour|Canadian Tour]] | prowins = 17 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins --> | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = <!-- Best finish & year – Masters Tournament --> | usopen = <!-- Best finish & year – U.S. Open --> | open = <!-- Best finish & year – Open Championship --> | pga = <!-- Best finish & year – PGA Championship --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = [[Canadian Golf Hall of Fame]] | year1 = 2005 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Wilfred Homenuik''' (born December 30, 1935) is a Canadian professional golfer. His surname is also spelled '''Homeniuk''' in many records.
== Career == Homenuik was born in [[Kamsack]], [[Saskatchewan]], and is one of seven brothers, many of whom have also played golf, most notably Stan and Ted.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ted Homenuik |url=http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=339&criteria_name=&criteria_sport=&criteria_keywords=Homenuik&criteria_induction=&criteria_sort=name&redirect=1 |website=Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame - Honoured members database |publisher=Sport Manitoba |access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref>
Homenuik appeared in seven [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]s and three [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cups]].<ref name="SaskSports">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k7ptThh_6qgC&pg=PA63 |title=Saskatchewan Sports: Lives Past and Present |first1=Brian |last1=Mlazgar |first2=Holden |last2=Stoffel |publisher=University of Regina Press |date=2007 |page=63 |isbn=978-0889771673}}</ref> Together with [[Moe Norman]] and [[George Knudson]], Homenuik is regarded as one of the greatest Canadian golfers of his time, and has been inducted into many golf Halls of Fame.<ref name="SaskSports" />
In late 1966, Homenuik made it onto the PGA Tour at [[1966 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates|PGA Tour Qualifying School]].
In 1976, Homenuik later became the head professional of the Highlands Golf Course in [[London, Ontario]]. In 2003, he was still working as a teaching professional at the [[Oakdale Golf & Country Club]] in Toronto, Ontario; the club has named one of its three nines after him.<ref name="Five">{{cite web |title=Five things to know: Oakdale Golf Course |date=June 5, 2023 |first=Adam |last=Stanley |url=https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/needtoknow/2023/06/04/five-things-to-know-oakdale-rbc-canadian-open |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref>
== Awards and honors ==
* In 1998, Homenuik was inducted into the Yorktown Sports Hall of Fame. * In 2005, he was inducted into the [[Canadian Golf Hall of Fame]].
==Amateur wins== * 1953 [[Saskatchewan Amateur]] * 1954 [[Saskatchewan Junior]] * 1956 [[Manitoba Amateur]] * 1957 Manitoba Amateur
==Professional wins (18)== === Canadian wins (12) === * 1961 [[Alberta Open]], [[Manitoba Open]] * 1965 [[Canadian PGA Championship]], [[Alberta Open]] * 1966 [[Panama Open]]<ref>[http://www.pgatour.com/2007/h/01/24/panama_camilo_feature/index.html Panama set to resume its strong golf history]</ref> * 1967 Millar Trophy * 1968 Millar Trophy * 1971 [[Canadian PGA Championship]] * 1972 [[Manitoba Open]] * 1973 Labatt "50" Invitational<ref>{{cite news |title=Wilf winner with "help" |newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen |location=Ontario, Canada |date=July 23, 1973 |page=14 |agency=CP}}</ref> * 1978 Lake Worth Open * 1990 CPGA Ontario Senior Champion
=== Other wins (6) === * 1965 Peru Open * 1968 [[Grand Bahama Open]] * 1971 Lima Open, Shreveport Open * 1972 [[West Palm Beach Open]] * 1973 [[Lake Michigan Classic]]
==Team appearances== *[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing Canada): [[1965 Canada Cup|1965]], [[1971 World Cup (men's golf)|1971]], [[1974 World Cup (men's golf)|1974]]
==See also== *[[1966 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://heritage.golfcanada.ca/hall-of-fame-members/wilf-homenuik/ Wilf Homenuik – Canadian Golf Hall of Fame] *[http://www.rcga.org/hall_of_famer.aspx?id=26 Wilf Homenuik's biography at the RCGA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401133556/http://www.rcga.org/hall_of_famer.aspx?id=26 |date=April 1, 2012 }} *[http://www.ucc.sk.ca/programs/nbuilders/2003/index.html Wilf Homenuik honoured by The Ukrainian community of Saskatchewan]
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