 Dr. George F. Laing, who was a fine senior player and seven times Essex Club Champion, Nick Weslock, a former Essex caddie who won many amateur tournaments and Rudy Horvath who was a prominent player on the PGA Tour until the 1950s.As a tournament site, Essex has provided a strong challenge to some of the top players in the world.It hosted the Ontario Open Championship in 1922, 1949 and 1951, the 1934 Ontario Amateur, the Canadian Women's Amateur in 1964 and, at the top of the list, the Canadian Open in 1976.