The 2015 PGA Tour Canada, titled as the 2015 Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the Canadian Tour, and the third under the operation and running of the PGA Tour.
| Duration | May 25, 2015 – September 20, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Most wins |  Pan Cheng-tsung (2) |
| Order of Merit |  J. J. Spaun |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Mackenzie title sponsorship
editIn May, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Mackenzie Investments, being renamed as the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada.[1]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (C$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | PC Financial Open | British Columbia | 175,000 | Drew Weaver (1) |
6 |
| Jun 7 | Bayview Place Island Savings Open | British Columbia | 175,000 |  Albin Choi (1) |
6 |
| Jun 28 | Syncrude Boreal Open | Alberta | 175,000 | Kevin Spooner (1) |
6 |
| Jul 5 | SIGA Dakota Dunes Open | Saskatchewan | 175,000 | Michael Letzig (1) |
6 |
| Jul 12 | The Players Cup | Manitoba | 175,000 | Pan Cheng-tsung (1) |
6 |
| Jul 19 | Staal Foundation Open | Ontario | 175,000 | J. J. Spaun (1) |
6 |
| Aug 2 | ATB Financial Classic | Alberta | 175,000 | Daniel Miernicki (1) |
6 |
| Aug 23 | National Capital Open to Support Our Troops | Ontario | 175,000 | Sam Ryder (1) |
6 |
| Aug 30 | Great Waterway Classic | Ontario | 175,000 | Brad Clapp (1) |
6 |
| Sep 6 | Wildfire Invitational | Ontario | 175,000 | Christopher Ross (1) |
6 |
| Sep 13 | Cape Breton Celtic Classic | Nova Scotia | 175,000 | Pan Cheng-tsung (2) |
6 |
| Sep 20 | Freedom 55 Financial Championship | Ontario | 200,000 | Jason Millard (1) |
6 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.[4] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016 Web.com Tour.[5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (C$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. J. Spaun |
91,193 |
| 2 | Pan Cheng-tsung |
79,896 |
| 3 | Taylor Pendrith |
60,736 |
| 4 | Sam Ryder |
57,168 |
| 5 | Jason Millard |
57,040 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Canada events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on PGA Tour Canada as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Web.com Tour.
References
edit- ^ "Mackenzie Investments Becomes Umbrella Sponsor of PGA Tour Canada". Newswire. May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "PGA Tour Canada announces 2015 tournament schedule". PGA Tour. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Order of Merit". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "J. J. Spaun earns Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada Player of the Year Honours and The Five earn Web.com Tour status for 2016". Golf Canada. September 20, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.