Biography

Gayle Hitchens Borthwick Inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame: 1997

The daughter of a golf professional, Gayle Borthwick has proven she knows a thing or two about golf the past 40 years. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Gayle moved to British Columbia as a teen where she wrapped up the provincial title in 1962 and won the Canadian Amateur and the 1994 Canadian Senior, as well as numerous provincial titles. In 1996 Borthwick won her first international solo title, the U.S. Women's Senior Championship. Now a resident of Ontario, Gayle Borthwick has also given many hours as a volunteer in golf administration and fund raising.

Gayle Hitchens Borthwick Record International:

1996 United States Senior Women's Champion
1999 United States Senior Women's Champion
1963 Australian Two-Ball Champion (with Betty Stanhope Cole)

Teams:

Commonwealth Team Member 1963, 1967, 1971
World Amateur Team Member 1966, 1968, 1972, 1992m 1994,
non-playing team Captain, 1996,
Captain of Canadian Team to British Amateur - 1980
Member of Canadian Team against US - 1993
Palm Beach Polo Two Ball Invitational Champions - 19

National:

1961 Canadian Junior Girls Champion
1962 Canadian Ladies' Amateur Champion
1994 Canadian Ladies' Senior Champion 1995
Canadian Ladies' Senior Champion

Provincial:

1959 BC Junior Ladies' Champion
1960 BC Junior Ladies' Champion
1962 BC Junior Ladies' Champion
1962 BC Ladies' Amateur Champion
1963 BC Ladies' Amateur Champion
1992 Ontario Ladies' Amateur Champion
1993 Ontario Ladies' Amateur Champion
1994 Ontario Senior Ladies' Champion
1996 Ontario Senior Ladies' Champion

Teams:

BC Women's Team Member 1960-1965, 1967
Ontario Women's Team Member 1968 - 1973, 1979, 1983, 1984,1986, 1992-1996 (Winning team - 1970, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1993)
Ontario Senior Women's Team Member 1994, 1995

Other Items of Note:

Ontario Ladies' GA Team Chairman 1981, 1982
Mississaugua District Executive 1978, 1979, 1980
Ada Mackenzie Foundation Director 9 years,
President 1992, 1993
Women's Intermediate Golf President 1988, 1989

Reference:

http://www.rcga.org/english/HallOfFame/hall_ofFamers.asp?ID=11