H.T. (Mike) Gardner

H.T. (Mike) Gardner is associated with Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam, British Columbia, one of the oldest golf clubs in the Lower Mainland. Established in 1910 and opened the following year on a former sheep farm, the club originally required a trip on the British Columbia Electric Railway and often an overnight stay, as it was considered far outside Vancouver's population centre at the time.

Vancouver Golf Club has built a strong tournament history, hosting the Canadian Women's Open four times on the LPGA Tour (1988, 1991, 2012, and 2015). The first two editions were held as the du Maurier Classic, a women's major championship. Notable winners include Sally Little and Nancy Scranton in the early years, and teenager Lydia Ko, who won as a 15-year-old amateur in 2012 before repeating in 2015. The club also hosted the 1985 Canada Senior Open Championship on the Senior PGA Tour, won by Australia's Peter Thomson.

Limited biographical information about Gardner's broader career is available, but his connection to this historic Vancouver-area layout places him within an important chapter of British Columbia golf development.

Sources: Wikipedia articles linked above; course list from Course Vaults.