2018 PGA Tour Canada
The 2018 PGA Tour Canada season ran from May 31 to September 16 and consist of 12 official golf tournaments. This was the 49th season of PGA Tour Canada (previously known as the Canadian Professional Golf Tour), and the sixth under the "PGA Tour Canada" name. It is also the fourth under the Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada name after Mackenzie Investments signed a six-year sponsorship deal.[1]
The purses increased for 2018. Most events had a purse of $200,000 with first place earning $36,000. The final event of the season, the Freedom 55 Financial Championship, had a purse of $225,000, with $40,500 going to the winner.
Schedule[]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR pts |
Purse (C$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3 | Vancouver, British Columbia |  Jordan Niebrugge (1) |
7 | 200,000 | |
| Jun 10 | Bayview Place DCBank Open | Victoria, British Columbia | (1) |
6 | 200,000 |
| Jun 17 | Kelowna, British Columbia | (1) |
6 | 200,000 | |
| Jun 24 | Lethbridge, Alberta | (1) |
6 | 200,000 | |
| Jul 8 | Windsor, Ontario | (1) |
6 | 200,000 | |
| Jul 15 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | (1) |
6 | 200,000 | |
| Jul 22 | Caledon, Ontario | Tyler McCumber (1) |
6 | 200,000 | |
| Aug 5 | Edmonton, Alberta | Tyler McCumber (2) |
6 | 200,000 | |
| Aug 12 | ATB Financial Classic | Calgary, Alberta | (1) |
6 | 200,000 |
| Aug 19 | The Players Cup | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Tyler McCumber (3) |
6 | 200,000 |
| Sep 2 | Baddeck, Nova Scotia | Cancelled[2] | |||
| Sep 9 | L'Île-Bizard, Quebec | (1) |
6 | 200,000 | |
| Sep 16 | Freedom 55 Financial Championship | London, Ontario | (1) |
6 | 225,000 |
| Dec 15 | Go Vacaciones Cozumel Cup (team event) | Mexico | PGA Tour Latinoamérica | n/a | US$120,000 |
Order of Merit leaders[]
The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Korn Ferry Tour cards for 2019.[4][5]
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money (C$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler McCumber | United States |
11 | 139,300 |
| 2 | United States |
12 | 102,167 | |
| 3 | United States |
12 | 88,605 | |
| 4 | United States |
12 | 83,903 | |
| 5 | United States |
12 | 68,649 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada announces 2018 schedule". PGA Tour Canada. March 22, 2018.
- ^ Ayers, Tom (June 5, 2018). "Cape Breton Open golf tournament cancelled after sponsor drops out". CBC.
- ^ "2018 Tournament Schedule". PGA Tour Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ "Order of Merit – 2018". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ Stanley, Adam (September 16, 2018). "Meet the Five". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- PGA Tour Canada
- 2018 in golf