Charles successful golf career spanned 5 decades from the 1930’s through the 1980’s.
As a champion track, football, rugby, basketball, curling and hockey player while attending Collingwood Collegiate, he was awarded the Senior Athlete Award in 1940. On the course, he won seven club championships + 20 tournament victories throughout his 50 year golf career. He finished 2nd in the Ontario Senior Championships in 4 consecutive years between 1964-67. In 1973, he won the International Senior’s Golf Society event at Gleneagles, Scotland.
In 1984 and 1985, Charles won the Canadian Senior Golf Tournament for golfers 70-74 years.
Connolly joined the Canadian Air Force before working with Ontario Hydro and the Credit Union bank.
Throughout his golfing travels, Charles recorded 3 holes in one!