A foursome of prominent golfers of that era played the opening round: George Lyons, George Cumming, F.P. Freeman and Stanley Thompson. Two or three hundred spectators watched this first round at Windermere.
It all started in October of 1919 when some of Toronto's leading bankers, merchants, barristers, etc., who were also summer residents of Windermere
Dominic Carusi —
What a beautiful course. We had a great round. We had to walk because of the recent rainfall. It was very manageable