RJ,
I have done a fair bit of research on the history of the clubs in Winnipeg, and the story of St. Charles is as follows;
Tom Bendelow designed original golf course in 1905. In 1919, Donald Ross arrived in Winnipeg en route to Banff to visit Pine Ridge, and his expertise was also sought by Elmhurst and St. Charles. At St. Charles, Ross completed a new nine holes and re-worked the Bendelow course, to create a complete 18-hole Ross design. Corresponding with Ross by mail, St. Charles completed his plans between 1919-1928. In 1928, Alister Mackenzie visited the golf course as a member of the touring British Seniors team, and was hired in January 1929 to expand the course to 27 holes. Mackenzie was on site to play in the opening of his 9 holes on July 30, 1931. During the depression, the least popular 9 holes, designed by Ross on the western section of the property were maintained on a very limited basis to save money. In the 1940's, the club hired Stanley Thompson to re-vitalize the west nine, which had previously played around the now abandoned polo fields. Thompson's plans were never built, and work on the west nine was ultimately completed by Norman Woods (a former Thompson protege) in 1954.
The Ross and Mackenzie nines have been changed, most significantly to host a Senior PGA Tour event. Mike DeVries was hired to restore some of the original architecture, and completed some much needed tree work and re-built many bunkers but is no longer working with the club. The remaining intact architecture on Ross' (south) nine includes #1, #3, #4 & #9 while #2 and #7 are intact except for the expansion of the back end of their greens. The remaining intact architecture on Mackenzie's (north) nine includes #10, #11, #13, #15, #16, #17 & #18.
TK