Athlete: Golf
Year to be Inducted: 2026
Date of Birth: April 24, 1930
Born in: Smiths Falls, Ontario

Vera Charlebois reigned the capital region’s women’s golfing ranks for a quarter-century during the 1970s, ’80s and early ’90s.

Born in 1930, Charlebois took up golf in the early 1960s. The left-handed golfer won the Chaudière Golf Club women’s club championship an extraordinary 22 times between 1967 and 1994.

She won the Canadian Ladies Golf Association Ottawa District Women’s Championship four times (‘70, ‘75, ‘76 and ‘80) and the Senior Women’s Championship six times (‘81, ‘82, ‘84, ‘85, ‘92 and ‘95). She also captured the Four-Ball Championship on five occasions (‘76, ‘77, ‘79, ‘80 and ‘84) and won the 1981 Marjorie Strong 2-Ball Championship.

Charlebois earned back-to-back Quebec Senior Women’s Championships in 1982 and 1983, she represented the province on the Senior Women’s Team (‘82, ’83, ’84 and ‘94) and scored a bronze medal at the Canadian Senior Women’s Championship in ‘84.

She earned tournament titles in Massena, NY and Daytona Beach, FL during her career, and she won three consecutive Kingston Cataraqui Eastern Provinces Medal – Match Championships from ‘75-‘77, but couldn’t repeat in ‘78 following a heart attack early that year.

Over her career, Charlebois recorded two holes-in-one and held course records at Chaudière (now Château Cartier), Hylands (North) and Manderley.

The Ottawa Valley Golf Association Hall of Famer served on club and district executives, and she became a teaching pro at Emerald Links Golf Club, where she instructed, inspired and mentored countless local golfers.