The British Columbia Open, commonly known as the B. C. Open, was a golf tournament that was held in British Columbia, Canada. It was held annually from 1928 until 1993 except for during the Second World War and 1958, when it was cancelled due to the celebratory British Columbia Centennial Open.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Established | 1928 |
| Tour(s) | Canadian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1993 |
| Final champion | |
 Eric Woods | |
The B. C. Open was a fixture on the Canadian Tour from the tours foundation,[2] when it was the opening tournament in 1966, until 1993 when the British Columbia Professional Golfers Association decided to discontinue the event.[3] Shortly afterwards, the BC TEL Pacific Open was founded as a replacement event on the tour.
At various times the B. C. Open was played over 36, 54 and 72 holes, often differing from one year to the next.
Winners
edit| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xerox B.C. Open | ||||
| 1994 | Predator Ridge | Tournament cancelled | [3] | |
| 1993 | Predator Ridge | Eric Woods |
278 (−14) | |
| 1992 | Point Grey | Perry Parker |
274 (−10) | |
| 1991 | Point Grey | Guy Boros |
274 (−10) | |
| Canadian Airlines–George Williams B.C. Open | ||||
| 1990 | Vancouver | Brandt Jobe |
203 (−13)[a] | |
| 1989 | Point Grey |  Jim Rutledge |
268 (−16) | |
| 1988 | Point Grey | David Delong |
207 (−6) | |
| George Williams B.C. Open | ||||
| 1987 | Point Grey | Jim Benepe |
204 (−9) | |
| 1986 | Point Grey | Jim Hallet |
205 (−8) | |
| 1985 | Point Grey | Rick Gibson |
208 (−5)[b] | |
| 1984 | Point Grey | Sandy Harper |
271 (−17) | |
| British Columbia Open | ||||
| 1983 | Point Grey | Jim Nelford |
207 (−9) | |
| 1982 | Point Grey | Richard Zokol |
203 (−13) | |
| 1981 | Chilliwack | Jim Rutledge |
200 (−13) | |
| 1980 | Glen Meadows | Don Bies |
275 (−13) | [4] |
| 1979 | Glen Meadows | Jim Rutledge |
210 (−6) | [5] |
| 1978 | Prince George | Dave Barr |
205 (−8) | [6] |
| 1977 | Marine Drive | Dave Barr |
205 (−8) | |
| 1976 | Quilchena | Cec Ferguson (am) |
206 (−10) | |
| 1975 | Quilchena | Dave Barr |
211 (−5) | [7] |
| 1974 | Point Grey | Jim Barker |
212 (−4) | [8] |
| 1973 | Richmond | Gary Bowerman |
213 (−3)[c] | |
| 1972 | Vancouver | Terry Small |
206 (−10) | |
| 1971 | Marine Drive | Wayne Vollmer |
206 (−7) | |
| 1970 | Richmond | Brian Allin |
209 (−7) | |
| 1969 | Shaughnessy | Bill Wakeham |
203 (−7) | |
| 1968 | Gorge Vale | Bill Wakeham |
209 (−7) | |
| 1967 | Marine Drive | John Johnston (am) |
200 (−13) | |
| 1966 | Point Grey | Al Feldman |
209 (−7) | |
| 1965 | Vancouver | Al Mengert |
203 (−13) | |
| 1964 | Vancouver | Ken Still |
208 (−8) | |
| 1963 | Point Grey | Al Feldman |
210 (−6)[d] | |
| 1962 | Shaughnessy |  Stan Leonard |
290 (+2)[e] | |
| 1961 | Chilliwack | Bob Duden |
207 (−3)[f] | |
| 1960 | Marine Drive | Bob Duden |
268 (−16) | |
| 1959 | Point Grey | Lyle Crawford |
215 (−1) | |
| British Columbia Centennial Open | ||||
| 1958 | Point Grey | Jim Ferree |
270 (−18) | |
| British Columbia Open | ||||
| 1957 | Vancouver | William Mawhinney |
140 (−4) | |
| 1956 | Point Grey | Chuck Congdon |
139 (−5)[g] | |
| 1955 | Shaughnessy | Dow Finsterwald |
270 (−18) | |
| 1954 | Quilchena |  Stan Leonard |
210 (−3)[h] | |
| 1953 | Quilchena | Chuck Congdon |
271 (−13) | |
| 1952 | Shaughnessy | Chuck Congdon |
276 (−12) | [9] |
| 1951 | Rossland-Trail | Chuck Congdon |
278 (−10) | |
| 1950 | Marine Drive | Stan Leonard |
278 (−6) | [10] |
| 1949 | Point Grey | Stan Leonard |
271 (−13) | |
| 1948 | Shaughnessy | Chuck Congdon |
280 (−8) | |
| 1947 | Capilano | Stan Leonard |
277 (−11) | |
| 1946 | Uplands | Chuck Congdon |
272 (−8) | |
| 1940–45 | Not held due to World War II | |||
| 1939 | Point Grey | Fred Wood |
292 (+8) | |
| 1938 | Shaughnessy | Fred Wood |
277 (−11) | |
| 1937 | Oak Bay | Jimmy Todd (am) |
273 (−3) | |
| 1936 | Marine Drive | Russ Case (am) |
277 (−7) | |
| 1935 | Quilchena | Fred Wood |
285 (+1) | |
| 1934 | Royal Colwood | Don Sutherland |
291 | |
| 1933 | Vancouver | Phil Taylor |
283 (−5) | [2] |
| 1932 | Jericho | Ken Black (am) |
286 (−2) | |
| 1931 | Uplands | Phil Taylor |
284 (E) | |
| 1930 | Point Grey | Davie Black |
279 (−5) | |
| 1929 | Oak Bay | Phil Taylor |
278 | |
| 1928 | Shaughnessy | Davie Black |
292 (+4) | |
- ^ Final round washed out.
- ^ Gibson won after a playoff.
- ^ Bowerman won after a playoff.
- ^ Feldman won after a playoff.
- ^ Leonard won after a playoff.
- ^ Duden won after a playoff.
- ^ Congdon won after a playoff.
- ^ Leonard won after an extended playoff against Chuck Congdon, Johnny Langford and Doug Bajus. Congdon and Bajus were eliminated after the first 18-hole playoff, but Leonard and Langford still remained tied after one extra sudden-death hole when darkness fell. A second 18-hole playoff was then held the following week, in which Leonard prevailed with a 68 to Langford's 71.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Olson, Arv (2012). Backspin: 120 Years of Golf in British Columbia. Heritage House Publishing. pp. 298–324. ISBN 978-1927051412.
- ^ a b "Phil Taylor takes B.C. Open Third Time". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. September 9, 1933. p. 27. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "B.C. Open Cancelled". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. January 14, 1994. p. A56. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bies charges back to win B.C. Open". Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. September 15, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutledge rallies to win B.C. Open". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. October 1, 1979. p. 26. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Barr calls this shot". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. August 14, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. p. 421. ISBN 0385149409.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. p. 360. ISBN 0002119552.
- ^ "Congdon wins B.C. Open". The Eugene Guard. Eugene, Oregon, United States. October 6, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stan almost "blew" Open". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. September 18, 1950. p. 18. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Google News Archive.