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Canadian Open (golf)
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This article is about the men's golf tournament. For the women's tournament, see Canadian Women's Open.
RBC Canadian Open
Tournament information
Location
Canada – varies
Established
1904, 114 years ago
Course(s)
Glen Abbey Golf Course,
Oakville, Ontario
Par
72
Length
7,253 yards (6,632 m)[1]
Organized by
Golf Canada
Tour(s)
PGA Tour
Format
Stroke play
Prize fund
US$6.2 million
Month played
July
Tournament record score
Aggregate
263 Johnny Palmer (1952)
263 Scott Piercy (2012)
263 Tim Clark (2014)
To par
−25 Johnny Palmer (1952)
Current champion
Dustin Johnson
Glen Abbey
Location in Canada
Glen Abbey
Location in southern Ontario
The Canadian Open (French: L'Omnium Canadien) is a professional golf tournament in Canada. It is co-organized by Golf Canada (formerly known as the Royal Canadian Golf Association) and the PGA Tour.[2] It was first played 114 years ago in 1904, and has been held annually since then, except for during World War I and World War II. It is the third oldest continuously running tournament on the tour, after The Open Championship and the U.S. Open.
Contents
1 Tournament
2 Courses
3 History
3.1 Canadian performances
4 Event titles
5 Winners
6 Multiple and consecutive champions
7 Champions by nationality
8 Trophies
9 Future sites
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Tournament[edit]
As a national open, and especially as the most accessible non-U.S. national open for American golfers, the event had a special status in the era before the professional tour system became dominant in golf. In the interwar years, it was sometimes considered the third most prestigious tournament in the sport, after The Open Championship and the U.S. Open. This previous status was noted in the media in 2000, when Tiger Woods became the first man to win The Triple Crown (all three Opens in the same season) in 29 years, since Lee Trevino in 1971. In the decades preceding the tournament's move to an undesirable September date in 1988, the Canadian Open was often unofficially referred to as the fifth major. Due to the PGA Tour's unfavorable scheduling, this special status has largely dissipated, but the Canadian Open remains a well-regarded fixture on the PGA Tour.
The top three golfers on the PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit prior to the tournament are given entry into the Canadian Open. However, prize money won at the Canadian Open does not count towards the Canadian Tour money list.
Celebrated winners include Hall of Fame members Leo Diegel, Walter Hagen, Tommy Armour, Harry Cooper, Lawson Little, Sam Snead, Craig Wood, Byron Nelson, Doug Ford, Bobby Locke, Bob Charles, Arnold Palmer, Kel Nagle, Billy Casper, Gene Littler, Lee Trevino, Curtis Strange, Greg Norman, Nick Price, Vijay Singh, and Mark O'Meara. The Canadian Open is regarded as the most prestigious tournament never won by Jack Nicklaus, a seven-time runner-up. Diegel has the most titles, with four in the 1920s.
In the early 2000s, the tournament was still being held in early September. Seeking to change back to a more desirable summer date in the schedule, the RCGA lobbied for a better date. When the PGA Tour's schedule was revamped to accommodate the FedEx Cup in 2007, the Canadian Open was rescheduled for late July, sandwiched between three events with even higher profiles (The Open Championship the week prior, the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational the week after, and the PGA Championship the week after that). The tournament counts towards the FedEx Cup standings, and earns the winner a Masters invitation. In 2019 and subsequent years, the Canadian Open will be held in early June to avoid conflict with the Open Championship.
Courses[edit]
Glen Abbey Golf Course has hosted the most Canadian Opens, with 30 to date. Glen Abbey was designed in 1976 by Jack Nicklaus for the Royal Canadian Golf Association, to serve as the permanent home for the championship.
In the mid-1990s, the RCGA decided to move the championship around the country, and continues to alternate between Glen Abbey and other clubs. The owner since 2005, Clublink Corp filed an application in October 2015[3] to redevelop the property into a residential community, with offices and retail stores. There was no provision for a golf course in the plan.[4] The Town of Oakville Council responded in August 2017 by declaring the golf course a heritage site under the Ontario Heritage Act. This would make it more difficult for ClubLink to develop the area as it had planned.[5][6] Golf Canada was also concerned since it could not predict whether it could get the necessary permit to hold the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey in 2018 as it had planned.[7] The dispute between the Town of Oakville and ClubLink remains before the provincial appeal tribunal. Due to this situation, the Open will be held at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in 2019.[8]
Royal Montreal Golf Club, home of the first Open in 1904, ranks second with nine times hosted. Mississaugua Golf & Country Club has hosted six Opens, and will host again in 2020.[9]
Three clubs—Toronto Golf Club, St. George's Golf and Country Club, and Hamilton Golf and Country Club—have each hosted five Opens.
Three clubs have each hosted four Opens: Lambton Golf Club, Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club, and Scarboro Golf and Country Club.
The championship has for the most part been held in Ontario and Quebec, between them having seen all but nine Opens. New Brunswick had the Open in 1939, Manitoba in 1952 and 1961, Alberta in 1958, and British Columbia in 1948, 1954, 1966, 2005 and 2011.
History[edit]
The Royal Montreal Golf Club,
host of the first Canadian Open in 1904.
The Royal Montreal Golf Club, founded in 1873, is the oldest continuously running official golf club in North America. The club was the host of the first Canadian Open championship in 1904, and has been host to eight other Canadian Opens, at two locations, with the club moving to its current site on an island west of Montreal in 1959. The 1912 Canadian Open at the Rosedale Golf Club was famed American golfer Walter Hagen's first professional competition.[10] In 1914, Karl Keffer won the event, being the last Canadian-born champion.
Englishman J. Douglas Edgar captured the 1919 championship at Hamilton Golf and Country Club by a record 16-stroke margin;[11] 17-year-old amateur prodigy Bobby Jones (who was coached by Edgar) tied for second. The 1930 Canadian Open at Hamilton was another stellar tournament. Tommy Armour blazed his way around the course over the final 18 holes of regulation play, shooting a 64. Four-time champion Diegel and Armour went to a 36-hole playoff to decide the title. Armour shot 138 (69-69) to defeat Diegel by three strokes.[12]
Toronto's St. Andrews Golf Club hosted the Open in 1936 and 1937 – the only course to hold back-to-back Opens until the creation of Glen Abbey – before it felt the impact of the growth of the city, and was ploughed under to allow for the creation of Highway 401. The Riverside Golf and Country Club of Saint John, New Brunswick was host to the 1939 Canadian Open where Harold "Jug" McSpaden was champion. This was the only time the Open has been held in Atlantic Canada.[13]
Gene Sarazen, Tommy Armour, and Walter Hagen at Lakeview Golf Club in Mississauga in 1934.
Scarboro Golf and Country Club in eastern Toronto was host to four Canadian Opens: 1940, 1947, 1953, and 1963. Three of these events were decided by one stroke, and the only time the margin was two shots was when Bobby Locke defeated Ed "Porky" Oliver in 1947. With his win at Scarboro in 1947, the golfer from South Africa became just the second non-North American winner of the Canadian Open. Locke fired four rounds in the 60s to finish at 16-under-par, two strokes better than the American Oliver. After the prize presentation Locke was given a standing ovation, and was then hoisted to shoulders by fellow countrymen who were then residents of Canada.
In 1948, for the first time, the Canadian Open traveled west of Ontario, landing at Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club in Vancouver, British Columbia, where Charles Congdon sealed his victory on the 16th hole with a 150-yard bunker shot that stopped eight feet from the cup. The following birdie gave him the lead, and Congdon went on to win by three shots.
Mississaugua Golf & Country Club has hosted six Canadian Opens: 1931, 1938, 1942, 1951, 1965, and 1974. The 1951 Open tournament was won by Jim Ferrier, who successfully defended the title he had won at Royal Montreal a year earlier. Winnipeg's St. Charles Country Club hosted the 1952 Canadian Open, and saw Johnny Palmer set the 72-hole scoring record of 263, which still stands after more than 60 years. Palmer's rounds of 66-65-66-66 bettered the old 1947 mark set by Bobby Locke by five shots. In 1955, Arnold Palmer captured the Canadian Open championship, his first PGA Tour victory, at the Weston Golf and Country Club.
Montreal, Quebec's Laval-sur-le-Lac hosted the 1962 Open where Gary Player was disqualified after the first round, when he recorded the wrong score on the 10th hole. He had won the PGA Championship the week before. Californian Charlie Sifford attended the 1962 Canadian Open in part to raise the profile of African-American players on the PGA Tour. He was one of only 16 of the top 100 players on tour to play there in 1962.
Pinegrove Country Club played host to the Canadian Open in 1964 and 1969. Australian Kel Nagle edged Arnold Palmer and Raymond Floyd at the 1964 Open to become, aged almost 44 at the time, the oldest player to win the title. Five years later, Tommy Aaron fired a final-round 64 to force a playoff with 57-year-old Sam Snead. Aaron won the 18-hole playoff, beating Snead by two strokes (70-72).
The small town of Ridgeway, Ontario in the Niagara Peninsula was host of the 1972 Open at Cherry Hill Golf Club. A popular choice of venue, it drew rave reviews by the players, specifically the 1972 champion Gay Brewer, who called it the best course he had ever played in Canada, and Arnold Palmer, who suggested the Open be held there again the following year. In 1975, Tom Weiskopf won his second Open in three years in dramatic fashion at the Blue Course of Royal Montreal's new venue, defeating Jack Nicklaus on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, after almost holing his short-iron approach. Windsor, Ontario's Essex Golf & Country Club was host of the 1976 Canadian Open, where Jack Nicklaus again finished second, this time behind champion Jerry Pate. Essex came to the rescue late in the game, when it was determined that the newly built Glen Abbey was not yet ready to host the Canadian Open. The 1997 Open at Royal Montreal was the first time Tiger Woods ever missed a professional cut, after winning the Masters Tournament a few months before.
Nick Price's second Canadian Open win in 1994
Angus Glen Golf Club was host to two recent Canadian Opens, 2002 and 2007. In 2007 Jim Furyk became one of a few golfers who have won two consecutive Canadian Open titles, joining James Douglas Edgar, Leo Diegel, Sam Snead and Jim Ferrier. Angus Glen owns the unique distinction of having each of its two courses (North and South) host the Canadian Open.
Glen Abbey Golf Club of Oakville, Ontario has hosted 30 Open Championships (1977–79, 1981–96, 1998–2000, 2004, 2008–09, 2013, 2015-2018), and has crowned 24 different champions. The 11th hole at Glen Abbey is widely considered its signature hole, and begins the world-famous valley sequence of five holes from 11 to 15. The picturesque 11th is a 459-yard straightaway par-4, where players tee off 100 feet above the fairway, which ends at Sixteen Mile Creek, just short of the green. John Daly left his mark, and a plaque is permanently displayed on the back tee deck, recounting Daly's attempt to reach the green with his tee shot. His ball landed in the creek.
In 2000, Tiger Woods dueled with Grant Waite over the final 18 holes, before finally subduing the New Zealander on the 72nd hole with one of the most memorable shots of his career.[according to whom?] Holding a one-shot advantage, Woods found his tee shot in a fairway bunker, and after watching Waite put his second shot 30 feet from the hole, decided to go for the green. Woods hit a 6-iron which carried a lake and settled on the fringe just past the flag, which was 218 yards away, and then chipped to tap-in range for the title-clinching birdie.[14] With the victory, Woods became only the second golfer to capture the U.S. Open, Open Championship and Canadian Open in the same year, earning him the Triple Crown trophy; he matched Lee Trevino (1971).
In 2009, Mark Calcavecchia scored nine consecutive birdies at the second round, breaking the PGA Tour record.[15]
Canadian performances[edit]
A Canadian has not won the Canadian Open since Pat Fletcher in 1954. One of the most exciting conclusions ever seen at the Open came in 2004, extending that streak. Mike Weir had never done well at the Glen Abbey Golf Course, the site of the tournament that week. In fact, he had only made the cut once at any of the Opens contested at Glen Abbey. But Weir clawed his way to the top of the leaderboard by Friday. And by the third day at the 100th anniversary Open, he had a three-stroke lead, and many Canadians were buzzing about the possibility of the streak's end. Weir started off with a double bogey, but then went 4-under to keep his 3-stroke lead, with only eight holes left. Yet, with the expectations of Canadian observers abnormally high, there was another roadblock in the way of Mike Weir: Vijay Singh. Weir bogeyed three holes on the back nine but still had a chance to win the tournament with a 10-footer on the 72nd hole. When he missed the putt, the two entered a sudden-death playoff. Weir missed two more chances to win the tournament: a 25-foot putt for eagle on No. 18 on the first hole of sudden-death, and a 5-foot putt on No. 17, the second playoff hole. On the third playoff hole, Weir put his third shot into the water after a horrid drive and lay-up, and Singh was safely on the green in two. Singh won the Open and overtook Tiger Woods as the world's number one player.[16]
Canadian David Hearn took a two-shot lead into the final round in 2015. He still had the lead as late as the 15th hole, but was being closely pursued by three players ranked near the top of the Official World Golf Ranking – Bubba Watson, Jim Furyk, and Jason Day. All four golfers had chances to win right until the end. Hearn was overtaken by champion Day's three consecutive birdies to close the round; Day finished one shot ahead of Watson, who also birdied the final three holes, narrowly missing an eagle attempt on a final hole greenside chip that would have tied. Day's fourth career Tour triumph came after he had just missed a potential tying putt on the final hole at the Open Championship the previous week. Hearn finished third, the best result by a Canadian since Weir's near-miss in 2004.[17] In 2016, Canadian amateur Jared du Toit was only one stroke behind going into the final round, allowing him to play in the final group. He finished tied for ninth, three strokes behind eventual winner Jhonattan Vegas.
Event titles[edit]
Years
Event title
1904–1993, 2006–2007 Canadian Open
1994–2005 Bell Canadian Open
2008–present RBC Canadian Open
Winners[edit]
George Sargent, winner of the 1912 Canadian Open at Rosedale Golf Club.
Tommy Armour, three-time Canadian Open champion in 1927, 1930 and 1934. Other three-time winners are Sam Snead and Lee Trevino.
Walter Hagen, winner at the 1931 Canadian Open Championship.
Arnold Palmer, 1955 Open winner, his first PGA Tour victory.
Greg Norman, two-time Canadian Open champion in 1984 and 1992.
Tiger Woods, champion of the 2000 Canadian Open and winner of the Triple Crown along with Lee Trevino (1971).
Jim Furyk, back-to-back Canadian Open winner in 2006–07, along with James Douglas Edgar, Leo Diegel, Sam Snead, Jim Ferrier, and Jhonattan Vegas
Year
Player
Country
Score
To par
Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
Winner's
share ($)
Purse ($)
Course
Location
2018 Dustin Johnson United States 265 −23 3 strokes An Byeong-hun
Kim Meen-whee 1,116,000 6,200,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
2017 Jhonattan Vegas (2) Venezuela 267 −21 Playoff Charley Hoffman 1,080,000 6,000,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
2016 Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela 276 −12 1 stroke Dustin Johnson
Martin Laird
Jon Rahm 1,062,000 5,900,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
2015 Jason Day Australia 271 −17 1 stroke Bubba Watson 1,044,000 5,800,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
2014 Tim Clark South Africa 263 −17 1 stroke Jim Furyk 1,026,000 5,700,000 Royal Montreal Golf Club Île Bizard, Quebec
2013 Brandt Snedeker United States 272 −16 3 strokes Jason Bohn
Dustin Johnson
Matt Kuchar
William McGirt 1,008,000 5,600,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
2012 Scott Piercy United States 263 −17 1 stroke Robert Garrigus
William McGirt 936,000 5,200,000 Hamilton Golf and Country Club Ancaster, Ontario
2011 Sean O'Hair United States 276 −4 Playoff Kris Blanks 936,000 5,200,000 Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club Vancouver, British Columbia
2010 Carl Pettersson Sweden 266 −14 1 stroke Dean Wilson 918,000 5,100,000 St. George's Golf and Country Club Toronto, Ontario
2009 Nathan Green Australia 270 −18 Playoff Retief Goosen 918,000 5,100,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
2008 Chez Reavie United States 267 −17 3 strokes Billy Mayfair 900,000 5,000,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
2007 Jim Furyk (2) United States 268 −16 1 stroke Vijay Singh 900,000 5,000,000 Angus Glen Golf Club (North Course) Markham, Ontario
2006 Jim Furyk United States 266 −14 1 stroke Bart Bryant 900,000 5,000,000 Hamilton Golf and Country Club Ancaster, Ontario
2005 Mark Calcavecchia United States 275 −5 1 stroke Ben Crane
Ryan Moore 882,000 4,900,000 Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club Vancouver, British Columbia
2004 Vijay Singh Fiji 275 −9 Playoff Mike Weir 810,000 4,500,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
2003 Bob Tway United States 272 −8 Playoff Brad Faxon 756,000 4,200,000 Hamilton Golf and Country Club Ancaster, Ontario
2002 John Rollins United States 272 −16 Playoff Neal Lancaster
Justin Leonard 720,000 4,000,000 Angus Glen Golf Club (South Course) Markham, Ontario
2001 Scott Verplank United States 266 −14 3 strokes Bob Estes
Joey Sindelar 684,000 3,800,000 Royal Montreal Golf Club Île-Bizard, Quebec
2000 Tiger Woods United States 266 −22 1 stroke Grant Waite 594,000 3,300,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1999 Hal Sutton United States 275 −13 3 strokes Dennis Paulson 450,000 2,500,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1998 Billy Andrade United States 275 −13 Playoff Bob Friend 396,000 2,200,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1997 Steve Jones (2) United States 275 −5 1 stroke Greg Norman 270,000 1,500,000 Royal Montreal Golf Club Île-Bizard, Quebec
1996 Dudley Hart United States 202 −14 1 stroke David Duval 270,000 1,500,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1995 Mark O'Meara United States 274 −14 Playoff Bob Lohr 234,000 1,300,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1994 Nick Price (2) Zimbabwe 275 −13 1 stroke Mark Calcavecchia 234,000 1,300,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1993 David Frost South Africa 279 −9 1 stroke Fred Couples 180,000 1,000,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1992 Greg Norman (2) Australia 280 −8 Playoff Bruce Lietzke 180,000 1,000,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1991 Nick Price Zimbabwe 273 −15 1 stroke David Edwards 180,000 1,000,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1990 Wayne Levi United States 278 −10 1 stroke Ian Baker-Finch
Jim Woodward 180,000 1,000,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1989 Steve Jones United States 271 −17 2 strokes Clark Burroughs
Mark Calcavecchia
Mike Hulbert 162,000 900,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1988 Ken Green United States 275 −13 1 stroke Bill Glasson
Scott Verplank 135,000 900,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1987 Curtis Strange (2) United States 276 −12 3 strokes David Frost
Jodie Mudd
Nick Price 108,000 600,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1986 Bob Murphy United States 280 −8 3 strokes Greg Norman 108,000 600,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1985 Curtis Strange United States 279 −9 2 strokes Jack Nicklaus
Greg Norman 86,507 580,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1984 Greg Norman Australia 278 −10 2 strokes Jack Nicklaus 72,000 525,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1983 John Cook United States 277 −7 Playoff Johnny Miller 63,000 425,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1982 Bruce Lietzke (2) United States 277 −7 2 strokes Hal Sutton 76,500 425,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1981 Peter Oosterhuis England 280 −4 1 stroke Bruce Lietzke
Jack Nicklaus
Andy North 76,500 425,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1980 Bob Gilder United States 274 −6 2 strokes Jerry Pate
Leonard Thompson 63,000 350,000 Royal Montreal Golf Club Île-Bizard, Quebec
1979 Lee Trevino (3) United States 281 −3 3 strokes Ben Crenshaw 63,000 350,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1978 Bruce Lietzke United States 283 −1 1 stroke Pat McGowan 50,000 250,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1977 Lee Trevino (2) United States 280 −8 4 strokes Peter Oosterhuis 45,000 225,000 Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
1976 Jerry Pate United States 267 −13 4 strokes Jack Nicklaus 40,000 200,000 Essex Golf & Country Club Windsor, Ontario
1975 Tom Weiskopf (2) United States 274 −6 Playoff Jack Nicklaus 40,000 200,000 Royal Montreal Golf Club Île-Bizard, Quebec
1974 Bobby Nichols United States 270 −10 4 strokes John Schlee
Larry Ziegler 40,000 200,000 Mississaugua Golf & Country Club Mississauga, Ontario
1973 Tom Weiskopf United States 278 −6 2 strokes Forrest Fezler 35,000 175,000 Richelieu Valley Golf & Country Club Ste.-Julie, Quebec
1972 Gay Brewer United States 275 −9 1 stroke Sam Adams
Dave Hill 30,000 150,000 Cherry Hill Club Ridgeway, Ontario
1971 Lee Trevino United States 275 −13 Playoff Art Wall, Jr. 30,000 150,000 Richelieu Valley Golf & Country Club Ste.-Julie, Quebec
1970 Kermit Zarley United States 279 −9 3 strokes Gibby Gilbert 25,000 125,000 London Hunt & Country Club London, Ontario
1969 Tommy Aaron United States 275 −13 Playoff Sam Snead 25,000 125,000 Pine Grove Golf & Country Club St. Luc, Quebec
1968 Bob Charles New Zealand 274 −6 2 strokes Jack Nicklaus 25,000 125,000 St. George's Golf and Country Club Toronto, Ontario
1967 Billy Casper United States 279 −5 Playoff Art Wall, Jr. 30,000 100,000 Montreal Municipal Golf Club Montreal, Quebec
1966 Don Massengale United States 280 −4 3 strokes Chi-Chi Rodríguez 20,000 100,000 Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club Vancouver, British Columbia
1965 Gene Littler United States 273 −7 1 stroke Jack Nicklaus 20,000 100,000 Mississaugua Golf & Country Club Mississauga, Ontario
1964 Kel Nagle Australia 277 −11 2 strokes Arnold Palmer 7,500 50,000 Pine Grove Golf & Country Club St. Luc, Quebec
1963 Doug Ford (2) United States 280 −4 1 stroke Al Geiberger 9,000 50,000 Scarboro Golf and Country Club Toronto, Ontario
1962 Ted Kroll United States 278 −10 2 strokes Charlie Sifford 4,300 30,000 Le Club Laval-sur-le-Lac Laval-sur-le-Lac, Quebec
1961 Jacky Cupit United States 270 −10 5 strokes Buster Cupit
Dow Finsterwald
Bobby Nichols 4,300 30,000 Niakwa Country Club Winnipeg, Manitoba
1960 Art Wall, Jr. United States 269 −19 6 strokes Bob Goalby
Jay Hebert 3,500 25,000 St. George's Golf and Country Club Toronto, Ontario
1959 Doug Ford United States 276 −12 2 strokes Dow Finsterwald
Art Wall, Jr.
Bo Wininger 3,500 25,000 Islesmere Golf & Country Club Montreal, Quebec
1958 Wes Ellis United States 267 −13 1 stroke Jay Hebert 3,500 25,000 Royal Mayfair Golf & Country Club Edmonton, Alberta
1957 George Bayer United States 271 −13 2 strokes Bo Wininger 3,500 25,000 Westmount Golf and Country Club Kitchener, Ontario
1956 Doug Sanders (a) United States 273 −11 Playoff Dow Finsterwald 2,400 15,000 Beaconsfield Golf Club Montreal, Quebec
1955 Arnold Palmer United States 265 −23 4 strokes Jack Burke, Jr. 2,400 15,000 Weston Golf and Country Club Toronto, Ontario
1954 Pat Fletcher Canada 280 −8 4 strokes Gordie Brydson
Bill Welch 3,000 15,000 Point Grey Golf and Country Club Vancouver, British Columbia
1953 Dave Douglas United States 273 −11 1 stroke Wally Ulrich 3,000 15,000 Scarboro Golf and Country Club Toronto, Ontario
1952 Johnny Palmer United States 263 −25 11 strokes Fred Haas
Dick Mayer 3,000 15,000 St. Charles Country Club Winnipeg, Manitoba
1951 Jim Ferrier (2) Australia 273 −7 2 strokes Fred Hawkins
Ed Oliver 2,250 15,000 Mississaugua Golf & Country Club Mississauga, Ontario
1950 Jim Ferrier Australia 271 −17 3 strokes Ted Kroll 2,000 10,000 Royal Montreal Golf Club Dorval, Quebec
1949 E. J. Harrison United States 271 −17 4 strokes Jim Ferrier 2,000 9,200 St. George's Golf and Country Club Toronto, Ontario
1948 Charles Congdon United States 280 −4 3 strokes Vic Ghezzi
Ky Laffoon
Dick Metz 2,000 9,000 Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club Vancouver, British Columbia
1947 Bobby Locke South Africa 268 −16 2 strokes Ed Oliver 2,000 10,000 Scarboro Golf and Country Club Toronto, Ontario
1946 George Fazio United States 278 −6 Playoff Dick Metz 2,000 9,000 Beaconsfield Golf Club Montreal, Quebec
1945 Byron Nelson United States 280 −8 4 strokes Herman Barron 2,000 10,000 Thornhill Golf Club Thornhill, Ontario
1943–44: Cancelled due to World War II
1942 Craig Wood United States 275 −13 4 strokes Mike Turnesa 1,000 3,000 Mississaugua Golf & Country Club Mississauga, Ontario
1941 Sam Snead (3) United States 274 −6 2 strokes Bob Gray, Jr. 1,000 3,000 Lambton Golf Club Toronto, Ontario
1940 Sam Snead (2) United States 281 −3 Playoff Jug McSpaden 1,000 3,000 Scarboro Golf and Country Club Toronto, Ontario
1939 Jug McSpaden United States 282 +2 5 strokes Ralph Guldahl 1,000 3,000 Riverside Country Club Saint John, New Brunswick
1938 Sam Snead United States 277 −11 Playoff Harry Cooper 1,000 3,000 Mississaugua Golf & Country Club Mississauga, Ontario
1937 Harry Cooper (2) England 285 +5 2 strokes Ralph Guldahl 1,000 3,200 St. Andrews Club Toronto, Ontario]]
1936 Lawson Little United States 271 −9 8 strokes Jimmy Thomson 1,000 3,000 St. Andrews Club Toronto, Ontario]]
1935 Gene Kunes United States 280 −8 2 strokes Vic Ghezzi 500 1,465 Summerlea Golf Club Montreal, Quebec
1934 Tommy Armour (3) United States 287 −1 2 strokes Ky Laffoon 500 1,465 Lakeview Golf Club Mississauga, Ontario
1933 Joe Kirkwood Sr. Australia 282 −2 8 strokes Harry Cooper
Lex Robson 500 1,465 St. George's Golf and Country Club Toronto, Ontario
1932 Harry Cooper England 290 +2 3 strokes Al Watrous 500 1,465 Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club Ottawa, Ontario
1931 Walter Hagen United States 292 +4 Playoff Percy Alliss 500 1,485 Mississaugua Golf & Country Club Mississauga, Ontario
1930 Tommy Armour (2) United States 273 −7 Playoff Leo Diegel 500 1,475 Hamilton Golf and Country Club Ancaster, Ontario
1929 Leo Diegel (4) United States 274 −6 3 strokes Tommy Armour 400 1,320 Kanawaki Golf Club Kahnawake, Quebec
1928 Leo Diegel (3) United States 282 −2 2 strokes Archie Compston
Walter Hagen
Macdonald Smith 400 1,320 Rosedale Golf Club Toronto, Ontario
1927 Tommy Armour United States 288 E 1 stroke Macdonald Smith 400 1,320 Toronto Golf Club Mississauga, Ontario
1926 Macdonald Smith Scotland 283 +3 3 strokes Gene Sarazen 500 1,575 Royal Montreal Golf Club Dorval, Quebec
1925 Leo Diegel (2) United States 295 +11 2 strokes Mike Brady 500 900 Lambton Golf Club Toronto, Ontario
1924 Leo Diegel United States 285 +1 2 strokes Gene Sarazen 400 750 Mt. Bruno Golf Club St. Bruno, Quebec
1923 Clarence Hackney Scotland 295 +7 5 strokes Tom Kerrigan 350 580 Lakeview Golf Club Mississauga, Ontario
1922 Al Watrous United States 303 +19 1 stroke Tom Kerrigan 250 450 Mt. Bruno Golf Club St. Bruno, Quebec
1921 William Trovinger United States 293 +5 3 strokes Mike Brady 250 450 Toronto Golf Club Mississauga, Ontario
1920 James Douglas Edgar (2) England 298 +10 Playoff Tommy Armour (a)
Charlie Murray 300 600 Rivermead Golf Club Aylmer, Quebec
1919 James Douglas Edgar England 278 −2 16 strokes Jim Barnes
Bobby Jones (a)
Karl Keffer 200 435 Hamilton Golf and Country Club Ancaster, Ontario
1915–18: Cancelled due to World War I
1914 Karl Keffer (2) Canada 300 +12 1 stroke George Cumming 100 265 Toronto Golf Club Mississauga, Ontario
1913 Albert Murray (2) Canada 295 +15 6 strokes Jack Burke Sr.
Nicol Thompson 100 265 Royal Montreal Golf Club Dorval, Quebec
1912 George Sargent England 299 +19 1 stroke Jim Barnes 100 265 Rosedale Golf Club Toronto, Ontario
1911 Charlie Murray (2) Canada 314 +26 2 strokes Davie Black 100 265 Royal Ottawa Golf Club Aylmer, Quebec
1910 Daniel Kenny United States 303 +19 4 strokes George Lyon (a) 100 265 Lambton Golf Club Toronto, Ontario
1909 Karl Keffer Canada 309 +21 3 strokes George Cumming 100 265 Toronto Golf Club Toronto, Ontario
1908 Albert Murray Canada 300 +20 4 strokes George Sargent 80 225 Royal Montreal Golf Club Dorval, Quebec
1907 Percy Barrett England 306 +22 2 strokes George Cumming 80 245 Lambton Golf Club Toronto, Ontario
1906 Charlie Murray Canada 170 +26 1 stroke George Cumming
Tom Reith (a)
Alex Robertson 70 225 Royal Ottawa Golf Club Aylmer, Quebec
1905 George Cumming Canada 148 +8 3 strokes Percy Barrett 60 225 Toronto Golf Club Toronto, Ontario
1904 Jack Oke England 156 +16 2 strokes Percy Barrett 60 170 Royal Montreal Golf Club Dorval, Quebec
Yellow highlight indicates a winner of the Triple Crown of Golf.
Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source[18]
Multiple and consecutive champions[edit]
This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Canadian Open.
Deceased golfer †
Major championship winner the same year as the Open win ‡
Major championship winner M
Country
Golfer
Total
Years
United States Leo Diegel ‡†M 4 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929
United States Tommy Armour ‡†M 3 1927, 1930, 1934
United States Sam Snead M† 3 1938, 1940, 1941
United States Lee Trevino ‡M 3 1971, 1977, 1979TC
Canada Charles Murray † 2 1906, 1911
Canada Albert Murray † 2 1908, 1913
Canada Karl Keffer † 2 1909, 1914
England James Douglas Edgar † 2 1919, 1920
England Harry Cooper † 2 1932, 1937
Australia Jim Ferrier M† 2 1950, 1951
United States Doug Ford M 2 1959, 1963
United States Tom Weiskopf ‡M 2 1973, 1975
United States Bruce Lietzke 2 1978, 1982
United States Curtis Strange M 2 1985, 1987
Australia Greg Norman M 2 1984, 1992
Zimbabwe Nick Price ‡M 2 1991, 1994
United States Steve Jones M 2 1989, 1997
United States Jim Furyk M 2 2006, 2007
Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas 2 2016, 2017
Bolded years and player names means back-to-back wins
TC denotes Triple-Crown winner in 1971.
Champions by nationality[edit]
This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.
Rank
Country
Wins
Winners
First title
Last title
1 United States 72 55 1910 2013
T2 England 8 6 1904 1981
Australia 8 6 1933 2015
4 Canada 7 4 1906 1954
T5 Scotland 3 3 1905 1926
South Africa 3 3 1947 2014
T6 Zimbabwe 2 1 1991 1994
Venezuela 2 1 2016 2017
T8 New Zealand 1 1 1968
Fiji 1 1 2004
Sweden 1 1 2010
Trophies[edit]
Canadian Amateur Trophy 1895–1907
The Seagram Gold Cup 1935–1970
The Du Maurier Trophy 1971–1993
Earl Grey Trophy 1908–
RBC Canadian Open Trophy 1994–present
Rivermead Challenge Cup (presented to low Canadian) 1936–1961, 2007–
Future sites[edit]
Year
Edition
Course
City
Dates
2019 110th Hamilton Ancaster, Ontario June 6–9
2020 111th TBD TBD June 11–14
2021 112th TBD TBD June 10–13
2022 113th TBD TBD June 9–12
2023 114th Hamilton Ancaster, Ontario June 8–11
Source:[19]
See also[edit]
Triple Crown of Golf
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Logan, Jason (May 16,2018). "Banking on a Better Date". Scoregolf. Retrieved July 26, 2018. Check date values in: |date= (help)
Jump up ^ "ClubLink files to redevelop Glen Abbey into residential community". theglobeandmail.com. October 27, 2015.
Jump up ^ Brian Milner (27 Oct 2015). "ClubLink files to redevelop Glen Abbey into residential community". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
Jump up ^ "Oakville council unanimously votes to give heritage status for Glen Abbey". theglobeandmail.com. August 21, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Oakville city council unanimously votes to designate Glen Abbey golf course a heritage site - CBC News". cbc.ca.
Jump up ^ "Heritage designation raises questions about Glen Abbey's future". theglobeandmail.com. August 23, 2017.
Jump up ^ golfcanada.ca website
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Jump up ^ "Canadian Open History: 100 years of golf". RBC Canadian Open. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
Jump up ^ Kelley, Brent. "Largest Margin of Victory on the PGA Tour". About.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Canadian Open: The Past Champions". RBC Canadian Open. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Canadian Open: The Venues". RBC Canadian Open. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
Jump up ^ Phillips, Randy (June 6, 2012). "Tiger Woods's greatest shot was at Canadian Open". The Gazette. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Calcavecchia birdies record 9 straight holes". Golf.com. Associated Press. July 25, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Weir falls short in Canadian bid". ESPN. Associated Press. September 14, 2004. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
Jump up ^ Feschuk, Dave (July 27, 2015). "Day seized Open with late birdie barrage". Toronto Star.
Jump up ^ "2016 RBC Canadian Open Media Guide" (PDF). RBC Canadian Open. pp. 22–23.
Jump up ^ "Glen Abbey Golf Club to host 2018 RBC Canadian Open". Golf Canada. July 29, 2017.
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