Otto Huber was never one to back down from a challenge.
Born in Lipton, Huber lost his vision in a hunting accident when he was 28. He went on to earn a certificate in Business Administration from the University of Regina and began a 33-year career with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. He also decided to try golf and quickly developed a passion for it. Huber excelled as a blind golfer and travelled the world to compete.
Huber won the 1995 British Open Blind Golf Championship and finished second at the 1977 United States Blind Golf Association National Championship – two of the sport’s most competitive and prestigious titles. He finished in the top 10 three more times at the British Open and twice more at the U.S. Open. He also competed at the Ken Venturi Guiding Eyes Classic – known as the Masters of blind golf – nine times in his career. Huber also finished second at the Japan Open Championship in 1995 and won the men’s 55+ category at the U.S. Open three times.
He won his first Western Canadian title in 1976 and shot a lifetime-best round of 98 while doing so. He won seven provincial titles and seven Western titles and served as the president of the Canadian Blind Golfers Association – Western Division from 1980-1990. The first Canadian Open Blind and Visually Impaired Golf Championship was held in Saskatoon in 1997, where Huber finished second.
He was a passionate advocate for blind sport and golf specifically, helping to organize tournaments and promote the sport across Western Canada.
Huber thrived on the golf course but was also involved in numerous activities and groups. He bowled for 48 years and competed in track and field, earning four gold and six total medals at the Canada Games for the Disabled in 1978. He was also a charter member of the Lions International organization and helped begin the Maple Leaf Lions Club in Regina, receiving the organization’s highest honour. Huber was inducted into the Saskatchewan Golf Hall of Fame in 2018.
Otto Huber passed away in 2022 at the age of 90.
Installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on September 26, 2026.
