Canadian PGA Championship

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Canadian PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationCanada
Established1912
Tour(s)Nationwide Tour (2001–2005)
Canadian Tour (until 2000)
FormatMatch play (since 2011)
Stroke play (until 2005)
Prize fundC$70,000
Month playedJune
Current champion
Canada Dustin Risdon

The PGA Championship of Canada is a golf tournament organized by the PGA of Canada, an organization founded in 1911 at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club. It was first played in 1912 as the Canadian PGA Championship. It was a Nationwide Tour event from 2001 to 2005. Prior to that it was an event on the Canadian Tour. Stan Leonard holds the record with eight victories.

Between 1978 and 1983, the tournament was sponsored by Labatt's and titled as the Labatt's International Golf Classic with a prize fund of C$100,000. It attracted many of the leading PGA Tour players of the day,[1] with multiple major champions Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino (twice), Raymond Floyd and Lanny Wadkins lifting the trophy during those six years.

In 2011, the PGA Championship of Canada was reintroduced as a match play championship for the top 64 competitors on the PGA of Canada Player Rankings. The P.D. Ross Trophy was given to the winner in 1912, and is still used as the Championship's award today.

Winners[]

Match play era
Year Venue Winner[2] Score Runner-up
PGA Championship of Canada
2019 Whistle Bear GC Canada Dustin Risdon 3 and 1 Canada
2018 Credit Valley G&CC Canada 1 up Canada
2017 Deer Ridge GC Canada 2 up Canada
2016 Victoria GC Canada 3 and 1 Canada
2015 Cabot Links Canada 5 and 4 Canada
2014 Wyndance GC Canada 2 up Canada
2013 Magna GC Canada 2 and 1 Canada
2012 Country Hills GC Canada 3 and 1 Canada
2011 Cottonwood G&CC Canada 19th hole Canada
Stroke play era
Year Venue Winner[2] Score Ref
Canadian PGA Championship
2006–2010 No tournament
2005 Whistle Bear GC Canada Jon Mills 269
2004 Whistle Bear GC United States Charles Warren
2003 DiamondBack GC United States Tom Carter
2002 DiamondBack GC United States Arron Oberholser 268 (−16)
2001 DiamondBack GC Canada Richard Zokol 271 (−17)
2000 King's Riding GC United States 268 (−16)
1999 DiamondBack GC United States Scott Petersen 203 (−13)
1998 Forest City National GC South Africa Tim Clark 272 (−16)[a]
1997 The Mandarin G&CC United States
1996 The Mandarin G&CC Canada 205 (−6)[b] [3]
1995 Rideau View G&CC Namibia Trevor Dodds
1994 Le Royal Bromont United States
1993 Credit Valley G&CC United States Steve Stricker
1992 Wascana CC United States
1991 Sorel-Tracy GC United States
1990 Quilchena G&CC Canada Rick Gibson
1989 Glencoe G&CC Canada
1988 Emerald Hills G&CC Canada Brent Franklin 283
1987 Scarboro G&CC Canada Jerry Anderson 271 (−13)[c]
1986 Brantford G&CC Canada Dan Halldorson 277 (−11)
1985 Brampton GC Canada Dave Barr 282 (−6)
1984 Spring Lakes GC Canada Jim Rutledge 272
Labatt's International
1983 Royal Quebec GC United States Lee Trevino 271
1982 Cherry Hill GC United States Jim Thorpe 283 (−1)[d]
Labatt's International Golf Classic
1981 Westmount G&CC United States Raymond Floyd 277
1980 Mayfair G&CC United States Arnold Palmer 271 (−9)
1979 The National GC United States Lee Trevino 285 (+1)
1978 Shaughnessy G&CC United States Lanny Wadkins 270 (−18)
Canadian PGA Championship
1977 Hylands GC Canada George Knudson 276 (−12)
1976 St. Charles CC Canada George Knudson 275 (−13)
1975 Bayview GC Canada 275 (−9) [4]
1974 Willow Park G&CC Canada Moe Norman 271 (−13) [5]
1973 Burlington G&CC Canada Bob Panasik 272 [6]
1972 Rivermead GC Canada Bob Panasik 279 [7]
1971 Saskatoon G&CC Canada Wilf Homenuik 273 [8]
1970 Brantford G&CC Canada Al Balding 282
1969 Point Grey G&CC Canada 280 (−8) [9]
1968 Royal Quebec GC Canada George Knudson 268 (−20) [10]
1967 St. Catharines G&CC Canada George Knudson 134 (−10)[e] [11]
1966 Willow Park G&CC Canada Moe Norman 204
1965 Royal Montreal GC Canada Wilf Homenuik
1964 Ashburn GC Canada George Knudson
1963 Mayfair GC Canada Al Balding
1962 Mississauga GC Canada
1961 Royal Quebec GC Canada Stan Leonard
1960 Niakwa CC Canada
1959 Rivermead GC Canada Stan Leonard
1958 Calgary GC Canada
1957 Kawartha GC Canada Stan Leonard
1956 Downsview G&CC Canada Al Balding 136
1955 Hamilton GC Canada Al Balding
1954 Mayfair GC Canada Stan Leonard
1953 Royal Quebec GC Canada
1952 Niakwa CC Canada Pat Fletcher
1951 Hamilton GC Canada Stan Leonard
1950 Summerlea GC Canada Stan Leonard
1949 Seigniory Club
1948 Point Grey GC Canada Gordie Brydson
1947 Riverside CC Canada
1946 Niakwa CC Canada Jules Huot
1945 Laval-sur-le-lac GC Canada
1944 Seigniory Club Canada Gordie Brydson
1943 No tournament due to World War II
1942 Chaudiere GC
1941 Islesmere GC Canada Stan Leonard
1940 Cedar Brae GC Canada Stan Leonard
1939 Kent GC Canada Jules Huot
1938 Cataraqui GC
1937 Ottawa Hunt GC
1936 Cataraqui GC
1935 Elm Ridge GC Willie Lamb
1934 Montreal CC Canada Jules Huot
1933 Toronto GC Willie Lamb
1932 Rivermead GC Lex Robson
1931 Rosedale GC
1930 Burlington GC Willie Lamb
1929 Laval-sur-le-lac GC Willie Lamb
1928 Rosedale GC Willie Lamb
1927 Lambton GC
1926 Summerlea GC
1925 Toronto GC Percy Barrett
1924 Beaconsfield GC Albert Murray
1923 Summit GC Percy Barrett
1922 Montreal CC
1921 Lambton GC Davie Black
1920 Royal Ottawa GC Davie Black
1919 Scarboro GC Davie Black
1915–1918 No tournament due to World War I
1914 Lakeview GC George Cumming
1913 Beaconsfield GC Davie Black
1912 Mississaugua GC Charlie Murray 156
  1. ^ Clark won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ^ Tournament reduced to 54-holes due to rain.
  3. ^ Anderson won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ^ Thorpe won following a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Tournament reduced to 36-holes due to rain.

References[]

  1. ^ Olson, Arv (April 22, 1978). "Improved tourney attracts top players here". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. p. 33. Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "PGA Championship History". PGA of Canada. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. p. 422. ISBN 1878843176.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. p. 418. ISBN 0385149409.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. p. 363. ISBN 0002119552.
  6. ^ "Giroux runnerup to CPGA champ Panasiuk". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. CP. August 27, 1973. p. 20. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ Moss, Marv (August 21, 1972). "Dad's phone tip pays off for Panasiuk in PGA". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 19. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ "Homenhuik hangs on despite closing 73". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. CP. August 23, 1971. p. 21. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Cox falls apart but wins". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. CP. August 11, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ Blackman, Ted (August 19, 1968). "Knudson 20 under, wins CPGA title". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 25. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ "Knudson CPGA champ". The Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CP. August 21, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Google News Archive.

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