2017 PGA Tour Canada
The 2017 PGA Tour Canada season ran from June 1 to September 17 and consisted of 12 official golf tournaments. This was the 48th season of PGA Tour Canada (previously known as the Canadian Professional Golf Tour), and the fifth under the "PGA Tour Canada" name. It was also the third under the Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada name after Mackenzie Investments signed a six-year sponsorship deal.[1]
The purse for most events was $175,000 with first place earning $31,500. The final event of the season, the Freedom 55 Financial Championship, had a purse of $200,000, with $36,000 going to the winner.
Schedule[]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR pts |
Purse (C$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4 | Vancouver, British Columbia |  Lee McCoy (1) |
6 | 175,000 | |
| Jun 11 | Bayview Place Cardtronics Open | Victoria, British Columbia |  (2) |
6 | 175,000 |
| Jun 18 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Robby Shelton (1) |
6 | 175,000 | |
| Jul 9 | The Players Cup | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Kramer Hickok (1) |
6 | 175,000 |
| Jul 16 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | (1) |
6 | 175,000 | |
| Jul 23 | Mirabel, Quebec | Hank Lebioda (1) |
6 | 175,000 | |
| Aug 6 | Edmonton, Alberta | (1) |
6 | 175,000 | |
| Aug 13 | ATB Financial Classic | Calgary, Alberta | Chase Wright (1) |
6 | 175,000 |
| Aug 20 | Ottawa, Ontario | (1) |
6 | 175,000 | |
| Sep 3 | Baddeck, Nova Scotia | (2) |
6 | 175,000 | |
| Sep 10 | Barrie, Ontario | Kramer Hickok (2) |
6 | 175,000 | |
| Sep 17 | Freedom 55 Financial Championship | London, Ontario | (1) |
6 | 200,000 |
| Dec 16 | Aruba Cup (team event) | Aruba | PGA Tour Canada | n/a | US$120,000 |
Order of Merit leaders[]
The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Web.com Tour cards for 2018.[3][4]
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money (C$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kramer Hickok | United States |
12 | 122,502 |
| 2 | Robby Shelton | United States |
9 | 90,293 |
| 3 | United States |
11 | 83,157 | |
| 4 | United States |
9 | 82,824 | |
| 5 | United States |
11 | 75,435 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Mackenzie Tour - PGA Tour Canada announces 2017 schedule". PGA Tour Canada. March 7, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Tournament Schedule". PGA Tour Canada. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Order of Merit – 2017". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Decker, Brian (September 17, 2017). "Meet The Five for 2017". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- PGA Tour Canada
- 2017 in golf