Ruthie Diane Maxwell

Athlete Category: Golf
Inducted June 23, 2022

Born and raised in Sackville, Ruthie Maxwell has been racking up awards and championships since she learned to swing a golf club at the age of 10. From her first junior provincial competition in 1969 to her most recent senior nationals in 2019, Maxwell has earned various accolades at the provincial, national, and state level throughout her 50-year career and is said to be one of the best amateur golfers in Maritime history. 

Her highlights include winning both the New Brunswick Junior Provincial Championship and the Ontario Junior Amateur title in 1971, and the following year bringing home the New Brunswick banner again. In 1975, she was named the New Brunswick Ladies’ Amateur Champion. Ruthie has won the Nova Scotia women’s Amateur Championships four times - in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2005 - and finished second three times. She has also earned provincial titles five times from the Nova Scotia Women’s Senior Championships - in 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015 and 2016. As a member of the Nova Scotia team, she has also competed at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championships eight times and the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship seven times. Over the span of four decades, Ruthie has also won the Nova Scotia Two-Ball Championships a total of 10 times. She earned gold at the Canadian Super Senior in 2014. In 2017, Ruthie brought home the gold from the Nevada State Championships and earned silver in the Northern Nevada Women’s Amateur Championships in 2018 and 2019. She was also a member of the four-person team that earned the win at the Nevada State Quad Championships in 2019.