Canadian PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Baysville, Ontario, Canada |
| Established | 1912 |
| Course(s) | Bigwin Island Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,984 yards (6,386 m) |
| Tour(s) | Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour |
| Format | Match play Stroke play |
| Prize fund | CA$70,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 263 Riley Fleming (2021) |
| To par | −25 as above |
| Score | 5 and 4 Danny King (2015) |
| Current champion | |
 Yohann Benson | |
| Location map | |
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
| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Championship of Canada | ||||||||
| 2024 | Yohann Benson |
215 | −1 | Playoff | Mitchell Fox |
Mickelson National | [2][3] | |
| BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada | ||||||||
| 2023 | Kevin Stinson |
133[b] | −11 | Playoff | David Li Sheman |
Bigwin Island | [4] | |
| 2022 | Wes Heffernan |
278 | −10 | 5 strokes | Jim Rutledge |
Beacon Hall | [5] | |
| PGA Championship of Canada | ||||||||
| 2021 | Riley Fleming |
263 | −25 | 3 strokes | Kevin Stinson |
Parcours de Vieux Village | [6] | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [7] | ||||||
| 2019 | Dustin Risdon |
3 and 1 | Oliver Tubb |
Whistle Bear | ||||
| 2018 | Pierre-Alexandre Bedard |
1 up | Gordon Burns |
Credit Valley | ||||
| 2017 | Jean-Philip Cornellier |
2 up | Bryn Parry |
Deer Ridge | ||||
| 2016 | Marc-Etienne Bussieres |
3 and 1 | Billy Walsh |
Victoria | ||||
| 2015 | Danny King |
5 and 4 | Oliver Tubb |
Cabot Links | ||||
| 2014 | Dave Levesque |
2 up | Billy Walsh |
Wyndance | ||||
| 2013 | Bryn Parry |
2 and 1 | Billy Walsh |
Magna | ||||
| 2012 | Eric Laporte |
3 and 1 | Lindsay Bernakevitch |
Country Hills | ||||
| 2011 | Vincent Dumouchel |
19 holes | Brian McCann |
Cottonwood | ||||
| Canadian PGA Championship | ||||||||
| 2006–2010: No tournament | ||||||||
| 2005 | NWT | Jon Mills |
269 | −19 | 3 strokes |  Ken Duke |
Whistle Bear | |
| Samsung Canadian PGA Championship | ||||||||
| 2004 | NWT | Charles Warren |
269 | −19 | 7 strokes | Doug Barron |
Whistle Bear | |
| 2003 | NWT | Tom Carter |
275 | −9 | Playoff | Jason Bohn |
DiamondBack | |
| 2002 | BUY | Arron Oberholser |
268 | −16 | 2 strokes | Doug Barron |
DiamondBack | |
| 2001 | BUY | Richard Zokol |
271 | −17 | 3 strokes | Gary Hallberg |
DiamondBack | |
| 2000 | CAN | Chad Wright |
268 | −16 | 1 stroke | Chris Anderson Jason Bohn |
King's Riding | |
| 1999 | CAN | Scott Petersen |
203[c] | −13 | 2 strokes | Jeff Bloom Derek Gilchrist |
DiamondBack | |
| CPGA Championship | ||||||||
| 1998 | CAN |  Tim Clark |
272 | −16 | Playoff | Chris Tidland |
Forest City National | |
| 1997 | CAN | Guy Hill |
276 | −8 | Playoff | Mike Weir |
The Mandarin | |
| 1996 | CAN | Ashley Chinner |
205[c] | −8 | 1 stroke | Todd Fanning |
The Mandarin | [8] |
| 1995 | CAN |  Trevor Dodds |
276 | −12 | 1 stroke | J. J. West |
Rideau View | |
| 1994 | CAN | Stuart Hendley |
275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Scott Ford |
Le Royal Bromont | |
| 1993 | CAN | Steve Stricker |
274 | −10 | 5 strokes | John Restino |
Credit Valley | |
| 1992 | CAN | Kip Byrne |
266 | −18 | 3 strokes | Louis Brown Mike Pero |
Wascana | |
| 1991 | CAN | Tom Harding |
273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Guy Boros Grant Waite |
Sorel-Tracy | |
| 1990 | CAN | Rick Gibson |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Louis Brown Richard Zokol |
Quilchena | |
| 1989 | CAN | Jean-Louis Lamarre |
275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Stuart Hendley |
Glencoe | |
| 1988 | CAN | Brent Franklin |
283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Dave Barr |
Emerald Hills | |
| 1987 | CAN | Jerry Anderson |
271 | −13 | Playoff | Kirk Triplett |
Scarboro | |
| 1986 | CAN | Dan Halldorson |
277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Dave Barr |
Brantford | |
| 1985 | Dave Barr |
282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Jerry Anderson |
Brampton | ||
| 1984 | Jim Rutledge |
272 | −16 | 6 strokes | Ray Stewart |
Spring Lakes | ||
| Labatt's International | ||||||||
| 1983 | Lee Trevino (2) |
271 | −17 | 3 strokes |  Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
Royal Quebec | ||
| 1982 | Jim Thorpe |
283 | −1 | 1 stroke | Dave Barr |
Cherry Hill | ||
| Labatt's International Golf Classic | ||||||||
| 1981 | Raymond Floyd |
277 | −11 | 6 strokes | Daniel Talbot |
Westmount | ||
| 1980 | Arnold Palmer |
271 | −9 | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki |
Mayfair | ||
| 1979 | Lee Trevino |
285 | +1 | 3 strokes | Lanny Wadkins |
The National | ||
| 1978 | Lanny Wadkins |
270 | −18 | 12 strokes |  Dale Hayes Simon Owen |
Shaughnessy | ||
| Canadian PGA Championship | ||||||||
| 1977 | George Knudson (5) |
276 | −12 |  |
Hylands | |||
| 1976 | George Knudson (4) |
275 | −13 | |
St. Charles | |||
| 1975 | Bill Tape |
275 | −9 | |
Bayview | [9] | ||
| 1974 | Moe Norman (2) |
271 | −13 | |
Willow Park | [10] | ||
| 1973 | Bob Panasik (2) |
272 | |
Burlington | [11] | |||
| 1972 | Bob Panasik |
279 | |
Rivermead | [12] | |||
| 1971 | Wilf Homenuik (2) |
273 | |
Saskatoon | [13] | |||
| 1970 | Al Balding (4) |
282 | |
Brantford | ||||
| 1969 | Bobby Cox |
280 | −8 | |
Point Grey | [14] | ||
| 1968 | George Knudson (3) |
268 | −20 | |
Royal Quebec | [15] | ||
| 1967 | George Knudson (2) |
134[b] | −10 | |
St. Catharines | [16] | ||
| 1966 | Moe Norman |
204 | |
Willow Park | ||||
| 1965 | Wilf Homenuik |
215 | |
Royal Montreal | ||||
| 1964 |  George Knudson |
199 | |
Ashburn | ||||
| 1963 | Al Balding (3) |
202 | |
Mayfair | ||||
| 1962 | Alvie Thompson |
277 | |
Mississauga | ||||
| 1961 | Stan Leonard (8) |
203 | |
Royal Quebec | ||||
| 1960 | Bill Kerr (2) |
206 | |
Niakwa | ||||
| 1959 | Stan Leonard (7) |
204 | |
Rivermead | ||||
| 1958 | Henry Martell (2) |
209 | |
Calgary | ||||
| 1957 | Stan Leonard (6) |
210 | |
Kawartha | ||||
| 1956 | Al Balding (2) |
136 | |
Downsview | ||||
| 1955 | Al Balding |
204 | |
Hamilton | ||||
| 1954 | Stan Leonard (5) |
206 | |
Mayfair | ||||
| 1953 | Henry Martell |
211 | |
Royal Quebec | ||||
| 1952 | Pat Fletcher |
210 | |
Niakwa | ||||
| 1951 | Stan Leonard (4) |
206 | |
Hamilton | ||||
| 1950 | Stan Leonard (3) |
212 | |
Summerlea | ||||
| 1949 | Dick Borthwick |
286 | |
Seigniory Club | ||||
| 1948 | Gordie Brydson (2) |
|
Point Grey | |||||
| 1947 | Rodolphe Huot (4) |
|
Riverside | |||||
| 1946 | Jules Huot (3) |
|
Niakwa | |||||
| 1945 | Bill Kerr |
|
Laval-sur-le-lac | |||||
| 1944 | Gordie Brydson |
|
Seigniory Club | |||||
| 1943: No tournament due to World War II | ||||||||
| 1942 | Bob Burns |
|
Chaudiere | |||||
| 1941 | Stan Leonard (2) |
291 | |
Islesmere | ||||
| 1940 | Stan Leonard |
280 | |
Cedar Brae | ||||
| 1939 | Jules Huot (2) |
279 | |
Kent | ||||
| 1938 | Stanley Horne |
284 | |
Cataraqui | ||||
| 1937 | Stanley Horne |
288 | |
Ottawa Hunt | ||||
| 1936 | Stanley Horne |
294 | |
Cataraqui | ||||
| 1935 |  Willie Lamb (5) |
288 | |
Elm Ridge | ||||
| 1934 | Jules Huot |
279 | |
Montreal | ||||
| 1933 | Willie Lamb (4) |
146 | |
Toronto | ||||
| 1932 | Lex Robson |
143 | |
Rivermead | ||||
| 1931 | Andy Kay |
138 | |
Rosedale | ||||
| 1930 | Willie Lamb (3) |
|
Burlington | |||||
| 1929 | Willie Lamb (2) |
|
Laval-sur-le-lac | |||||
| 1928 | Willie Lamb |
|
Rosedale | |||||
| 1927 | Jimmie Johnstone (2) |
|
Lambton | |||||
| 1926 | Jimmie Johnstone |
|
Summerlea | |||||
| 1925 |  Percy Barrett (2) |
|
Toronto | |||||
| 1924 | Albert Murray |
|
Beaconsfield | |||||
| 1923 | Percy Barrett |
|
Summit | |||||
| 1922 | Nicol Thompson |
|
Montreal | |||||
| 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 Cumming |
|
Lakeview | |||||
| 1913 | Davie Black |
|
Beaconsfield | |||||
| 1912 | Charlie Murray |
156 | |
Mississaugua | ||||
Notes
- ^ BUY/NWT − Buy.com Tour/Nationwide Tour; CAN − Canadian Tour.
- ^ a b Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
- ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References
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- ^ "2024 PGA Championship of Canada". PGA of Canada. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ "Yohann Benson claims 2024 PGA Championship of Canada in Playoff over Mitchell Fox at Mickelson National". Golf Canada. June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ "2023 BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada". PGA of Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ "2022 BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada". PGA of Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ "2021 PGA Championship of Canada". PGA of Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Golf Genius.
- ^ "2020 PGA Championship of Canada presented by TaylorMade Golf Canada and Adidas Golf Cancelled". PGA of Canada. September 3, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. p. 422. ISBN 1878843176.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. p. 418. ISBN 0385149409.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. p. 363. ISBN 0002119552.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cox falls apart but wins". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. CP. August 11, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Knudson CPGA champ". The Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CP. August 21, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Google News Archive.