Canadian PGA Championship

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.

BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada
Tournament information
LocationBaysville, Ontario, Canada
Established1912
Course(s)Bigwin Island Golf Club
Par72
Length6,984 yards (6,386 m)
Tour(s)Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
FormatMatch play
Stroke play
Prize fundCA$70,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Riley Fleming (2021)
To par−25 as above
Score5 and 4 Danny King (2015)
Current champion
Kevin Stinson
Location map
Bigwin Island GC
Location in Canada
Bigwin Island GC
Location in Ontario

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

YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada
2023 Kevin Stinson133[lower-alpha 2]−11Playoff David Li ShemanBigwin Island[2]
2022 Wes Heffernan278−105 strokes Jim RutledgeBeacon Hall[3]
PGA Championship of Canada
2021 Riley Fleming263−253 strokes Kevin StinsonParcours de Vieux Village[4]
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2019 Dustin Risdon3 and 1 Oliver TubbWhistle Bear
2018 Pierre-Alexandre Bedard1 up Gordon BurnsCredit Valley
2017 Jean-Philip Cornellier2 up Bryn ParryDeer Ridge
2016 Marc-Etienne Bussieres3 and 1 Billy WalshVictoria
2015 Danny King5 and 4 Oliver TubbCabot Links
2014 Dave Levesque2 up Billy WalshWyndance
2013 Bryn Parry2 and 1 Billy WalshMagna
2012 Eric Laporte3 and 1 Lindsay BernakevitchCountry Hills
2011 Vincent Dumouchel19 holes Brian McCannCottonwood
Canadian PGA Championship
2006–2010: No tournament
2005NWT Jon Mills269−193 strokes Ken DukeWhistle Bear
Samsung Canadian PGA Championship
2004NWT Charles Warren269−197 strokes Doug BarronWhistle Bear
2003NWT Tom Carter275−9Playoff Jason BohnDiamondBack
2002BUY Arron Oberholser268−162 strokes Doug BarronDiamondBack
2001BUY Richard Zokol271−173 strokes Gary HallbergDiamondBack
2000CAN Chad Wright268−161 stroke Chris Anderson
Jason Bohn
King's Riding
1999CAN Scott Petersen203[lower-alpha 3]−132 strokes Jeff Bloom
Derek Gilchrist
DiamondBack
CPGA Championship
1998CAN Tim Clark272−16Playoff Chris TidlandForest City National
1997CAN Guy Hill276−8Playoff Mike WeirThe Mandarin
1996CAN Ashley Chinner205[lower-alpha 3]−81 stroke Todd FanningThe Mandarin[6]
1995CAN Trevor Dodds276−121 stroke J. J. WestRideau View
1994CAN Stuart Hendley275−131 stroke Scott FordLe Royal Bromont
1993CAN Steve Stricker274−105 strokes John RestinoCredit Valley
1992CAN Kip Byrne266−183 strokes Louis Brown
Mike Pero
Wascana
1991CAN Tom Harding273−153 strokes Guy Boros
Grant Waite
Sorel-Tracy
1990CAN Rick Gibson272−161 stroke Louis Brown
Richard Zokol
Quilchena
1989CAN Jean-Louis Lamarre275−132 strokes Stuart HendleyGlencoe
1988CAN Brent Franklin283−51 stroke Dave BarrEmerald Hills
1987CAN Jerry Anderson271−13Playoff Kirk TriplettScarboro
1986CAN Dan Halldorson277−111 stroke Dave BarrBrantford
1985 Dave Barr282−61 stroke Jerry AndersonBrampton
1984 Jim Rutledge272−166 strokes Ray StewartSpring Lakes
Labatt's International
1983 Lee Trevino (2)271−173 strokes Tsuneyuki NakajimaRoyal Quebec
1982 Jim Thorpe283−11 stroke Dave BarrCherry Hill
Labatt's International Golf Classic
1981 Raymond Floyd277−116 strokes Daniel TalbotWestmount
1980 Arnold Palmer271−91 stroke Isao AokiMayfair
1979 Lee Trevino285+13 strokes Lanny WadkinsThe National
1978 Lanny Wadkins270−1812 strokes Dale Hayes
Simon Owen
Shaughnessy
Canadian PGA Championship
1977 George Knudson (5)276−12Hylands
1976 George Knudson (4)275−13St. Charles
1975 Bill Tape275−9Bayview[7]
1974 Moe Norman (2)271−13Willow Park[8]
1973 Bob Panasik (2)272Burlington[9]
1972 Bob Panasik279Rivermead[10]
1971 Wilf Homenuik (2)273Saskatoon[11]
1970 Al Balding (4)282Brantford
1969 Bobby Cox280−8Point Grey[12]
1968 George Knudson (3)268−20Royal Quebec[13]
1967 George Knudson (2)134[lower-alpha 2]−10St. Catharines[14]
1966 Moe Norman204Willow Park
1965 Wilf Homenuik215Royal Montreal
1964 George Knudson199Ashburn
1963 Al Balding (3)202Mayfair
1962 Alvie Thompson277Mississauga
1961 Stan Leonard (8)203Royal Quebec
1960 Bill Kerr (2)206Niakwa
1959 Stan Leonard (7)204Rivermead
1958 Henry Martell (2)209Calgary
1957 Stan Leonard (6)210Kawartha
1956 Al Balding (2)136Downsview
1955 Al Balding204Hamilton
1954 Stan Leonard (5)206Mayfair
1953 Henry Martell211Royal Quebec
1952 Pat Fletcher210Niakwa
1951 Stan Leonard (4)206Hamilton
1950 Stan Leonard (3)212Summerlea
1949 Dick Borthwick286Seigniory Club
1948 Gordie Brydson (2)Point Grey
1947 Rodolphe Huot (4)Riverside
1946 Jules Huot (3)Niakwa
1945 Bill KerrLaval-sur-le-lac
1944 Gordie BrydsonSeigniory Club
1943: No tournament due to World War II
1942 Bob BurnsChaudiere
1941 Stan Leonard (2)291Islesmere
1940 Stan Leonard280Cedar Brae
1939 Jules Huot (2)279Kent
1938 Stanley Horne284Cataraqui
1937 Stanley Horne288Ottawa Hunt
1936 Stanley Horne294Cataraqui
1935 Willie Lamb (5)288Elm Ridge
1934 Jules Huot279Montreal
1933 Willie Lamb (4)146Toronto
1932 Lex Robson143Rivermead
1931 Andy Kay138Rosedale
1930 Willie Lamb (3)Burlington
1929 Willie Lamb (2)Laval-sur-le-lac
1928 Willie LambRosedale
1927 Jimmie Johnstone (2)Lambton
1926 Jimmie JohnstoneSummerlea
1925 Percy Barrett (2)Toronto
1924 Albert MurrayBeaconsfield
1923 Percy BarrettSummit
1922 Nicol ThompsonMontreal
1921 Davie Black (4)Lambton
1920 Davie Black (3)Royal Ottawa
1919 Davie Black (2)Scarboro
1915–1918: No tournament due to World War I
1914 George CummingLakeview
1913 Davie BlackBeaconsfield
1912 Charlie Murray156Mississaugua

Notes

  1. BUY/NWT − Buy.com Tour/Nationwide Tour; CAN − Canadian Tour.
  2. Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
  3. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  4. "2021 PGA Championship of Canada". PGA of Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2024 via Golf Genius.
  5. "2020 PGA Championship of Canada presented by TaylorMade Golf Canada and Adidas Golf Cancelled". PGA of Canada. September 3, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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  9. "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.
  10. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. "Cox falls apart but wins". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. CP. August 11, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved April 13, 2020 via Google News Archive.
  13. 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.
  14. "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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