Ontario Open

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This article is about the Canadian provincial open golf tournament. For the PGA Tour golf tournament held in California in 1961 and 1962, see Ontario Open (PGA Tour). For the similarly named Canadian Tour golf tournament held between 1999 and 2002, see Ontario Open Heritage Classic.

Ontario Open
Tournament information
LocationOntario, Canada
Established1923
Course(s)Woodington Lake GC
Tour(s)Canadian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundC$200,000
Month playedAugust
Current champion
Canada Gregory Eason

The Ontario Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Canada that is held in Ontario, Canada.

It was founded in 1923 and held every year through 1979, when the Peter Jackson Tour ended. After a long hiatus, an attempted revival in 1989 lasted only one year[1] before the tournament returned for a five year run from 1992 to 1996, during which it was sponsored by the town of Newmarket, Ontario in the first year and then by Export "A" cigarettes.[2] Another lengthy hiatus followed until the tournament returned as a non-tour event in 2019.[3] The following year, it rejoined the tour schedule.

Through 1947 the Ontario Open was a simple 36-hole medal. Except for a three year span from 1960 to 1962 when it was a 72-hole event, from 1948 until it was cancelled in 1979 it was a 54-hole event. Except for 2019, it has been played as a 72-hole event every year since its first revival.

Winners[]

Year Venue Winner[4] Score Ref
Ontario Open
2019 Woodington Lake Canada Gregory Eason 208
1997–2018 No tournament
Export "A" Inc. Ontario Open
1996 St Thomas Canada 274 (−10)[a]
1995 Forest City National United States 273 (−15)
1994 Forest City National United States 278 (−10)
1993 Bridgewater United States 270 (−18)
Ontario Open
1992 Glenway Australia 270
1990–91 No tournament
1989 Lookout Point United States Michael Bradley 278
1980–88 No tournament
1979 Cataraqui Canada Jerry Anderson 205
1978 St Thomas Canada George Knudson 212
1977 Cultan Mexico 201 (−9)
1976 Mount Hope Canada George Knudson 203
1975 Barrie Canada 210 (−6)
1974 Bayview United States 202 (−11)
1973 Islington United States 211 (+1)
1972 Cedar Brae Colombia 213 (+3)[b]
1971 Weston Canada George Knudson 207 (−6)
1970 Cutten Canada 201 (−9)
1969 St Catherines Canada (am) 208
1968 Pine Valley Canada Gary Cowan (am) 204 (−9)
1967 Islington Canada 208
1966 Cataraqui Canada (am) 209 (−1)
1965 Trafalgar Canada (am) 204
1964 Islington Canada (am) 208
1963 Pine Valley Canada Moe Norman 211
1962 Beach Grove Canada (am) 277
1961 Islington Canada George Knudson 275
1960 Cherry Hill Canada George Knudson 275
1959 St Catherines Canada (am) 208
1958 Cataraqui Canada Moe Norman 211
1957 St Catherines Canada 207 (−6)
1956 Brentford Canada 207
1955 Cataraqui Canada Jules Huot 210
1954 Cedar Brae Canada 208 (−2)
1953 Essex Canada (am) 209
1952 Weston Canada (am) 211
1951 Westmount United States Smiley Quick 209 (−4)
1950 St George's Canada 215
1949 Essex Canada (am) 212 [5]
1948 Scarboro Canada 210 (−3)
1947 St George's Canada 142
1946 Burlington Canada (am)[c] 134
1945 Royal York Canada (am) 142
1944 Royal York Canada Gordon Brydson 144
1943 Royal York Canada 146
1942 Cedar Brae Canada (am) 139
1941 Hamilton Canada 138
1940 Erie Downs United States Sam Snead 139 (−5)
1939 Burlington Canada 141
1938 Summit Canada 140
1937 Hamilton Canada 139[d] [6]
1936 Toronto Canada 144[e] [7]
1935 Scarboro Canada Lex Robson 145 [8]
1934 Mississaugua Canada 143 [9]
1933 Toronto Canada 146[f] [10]
1932 Rosedale Canada Willie Lamb 137 [11]
1931 Summit Canada 144[g] [12]
1930 Toronto Canada Gordon Brydson 151[h] [13]
1929 Lakeview Canada 148 [14]
1928 Hamilton Canada 142 [15]
1927 Rosedale Canada 150[i] [16]
1926 York Downs Canada 146 [17]
1925 Summit Canada 144 [18]
1924 Toronto Canada 152[j] [19]
1923 Lakeview Canada 153 [20]
  1. ^ Price won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ^ Rivadeneira won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. ^ Wisnock later went by the name Weslock and won 6 further Ontario Open titles.[5]
  4. ^ Alston won after an 18-hole playoff; Bobby Alston 75, Bill MacWilliams 79.
  5. ^ Borthwick won after an 18-hole playoff; Dick Borthwick 74, Lou Cumming 76.
  6. ^ Hulbert won after an 18-hole playoff; Arthur Hulbert 75, Percy Bell 81.
  7. ^ Spittal won after an 18-hole playoff; Dave Spittal 74, Arthur Hulbert 75, Jimmy Johnston 75.
  8. ^ Brydson won after an 18-hole playoff; Gordon Brydson 74, Lex Robson 75, Sandy Somerville 77.
  9. ^ Kay won after an 18-hole playoff; Andy Kay 75, Tex Robson 79, Nicol Thompson 80, Jimmy Johnston 85.
  10. ^ Freeman won after an 18-hole playoff; Willie Freeman 85, George Lyon 86.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ontario Open in trouble". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. March 24, 1993. p. 49. Retrieved March 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Open, Skins Game highs on Ontario golf schedule". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. April 28, 1993. p. 22. Retrieved March 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Historic Ontario Open set to return in 2019". Golf News Now. March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Past Results | Ontario Open". Golf Ontario. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Nick does repeat on Wisnock's win". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. August 29, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobby Alston is winner of playoff for Ontario Open title". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. July 19, 1937. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Borthwick takes Ontario Open golf". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 20, 1936. p. 15. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lex Robson annexes Ontario Open honors". The Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. July 27, 1935. p. 22. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McGrath takes Ontario title". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. July 25, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hulbert winner of Ontario Open". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. August 4, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Willie Lamb is winner of Ontario Open title". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 29, 1932. p. 20. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dave Spittal wins Ontario Open golf". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 27, 1931. p. 19. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gordon Brydson of hockey fame wins Ontario Open". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. July 16, 1930. p. 11. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Ontario Open won by Dave Spittal". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 17, 1929. p. 13. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Hulbert victor in Ontario Open golf". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 18, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Andrew Kay wins playoff match for Ontario Open golf". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. June 15, 1927. p. 20. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Andy Kay wins Ontario Open golfing title". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 22, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Thomson wins Ontario Open". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. June 23, 1925. p. 17. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Freeman now Ontario Open golf champion". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. June 25, 1924. p. 16. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Andrew Kay victor in Ontario Open". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 26, 1923. p. 13. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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