Veteran Stephen Ames named for induction into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame

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Stephen Ames, of Canada, tees off the 14th hole in the first round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open golf tournament, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, in Las Vegas. He\'s a Hall of Famer now, but Stephen Ames isn\'t about to give up playing golf just yet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Julie Jacobson

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Calgary’s Stephen Ames is the newest member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.

The 49-year-old was unanimously named for induction Wednesday and will become the 74th member of Canada’s golf’s shrine.

Ames, a dual citizen of Canada and Trinidad and Tobago, has recorded four career PGA Tour wins and has earned over US$19.5 million during his career.

This year, Ames plans to play events both on the PGA Tour as well as the Champions Tour.

A career milestone came in ’06 when the Calgary resident won the The Players Championship by six strokes over Retief Goosen. The win moved Ames into No. 27 on the official world golf rankings at the time.

Last year, the Stephen Ames Foundation funded the inaugural CJGA Stephen Ames Junior Cup.

Since 2005, Ames has hosted the Stephen Ames Cup, a Ryder Cup style tournament featuring a team of Canadian junior players versus Team Trinidad and Tobago. His foundation also provides funding for junior golf programs and other children’s initiatives in Canada and Trinidad and Tobago.

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