The Ontario Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Canada that is held in Ontario, Canada.
Tournament information | |
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Location | Ontario, Canada |
Established | 1923 |
Course(s) | Woodington Lake GC |
Tour(s) | Canadian Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | C$200,000 |
Month played | July |
Current champion | |
Noah Goodwin |
It was founded in 1923 and held every year through 1979, when the Peter Jackson Tour ended. After a long hiatus, an attempted revival in 1989 lasted only one year[1] before the tournament returned for a five year run from 1992 to 1996, during which it was sponsored by the town of Newmarket, Ontario in the first year and then by Export "A" cigarettes.[2] Another lengthy hiatus followed until the tournament returned as a non-tour event in 2019.[3] The following year, it rejoined the tour schedule.
Through 1947 the Ontario Open was a simple 36-hole medal. Except for a three year span from 1960 to 1962 when it was a 72-hole event, from 1948 until it was cancelled in 1979 it was a 54-hole event. Except for 2019, it has been played as a 72-hole event every year since its first revival.
Winners
editYear | Venue | Winner[4] | Score | Ref |
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Sotheby's International Realty Canada Ontario Open | ||||
2022 | Woodington Lake | Noah Goodwin | 267 | |
2020–2021 | No tournament | |||
Ontario Open | ||||
2019 | Woodington Lake | Gregory Eason | 208 | |
1997–2018 | No tournament | |||
Export "A" Inc. Ontario Open | ||||
1996 | St Thomas | Martin Price | 274 (−10)[a] | |
1995 | Forest City National | Ray Freeman | 273 (−15) | |
1994 | Forest City National | Eric Woods | 278 (−10) | |
1993 | Bridgewater | Eric Woods | 270 (−18) | |
Ontario Open | ||||
1992 | Glenway | Don Fardon | 270 | |
1990–91 | No tournament | |||
1989 | Lookout Point | Michael Bradley | 278 | |
1980–88 | No tournament | |||
1979 | Cataraqui | Jerry Anderson | 205 | |
1978 | St Thomas | George Knudson | 212 | |
1977 | Cultan | Tony Cerdá | 201 (−9) | |
1976 | Mount Hope | George Knudson | 203 | |
1975 | Barrie | Michel Boyer | 210 (−6) | |
1974 | Bayview | Artie McNickle | 202 (−11) | |
1973 | Islington | Rafe Botts | 211 (+1) | |
1972 | Cedar Brae | Alberto Rivadeneira | 213 (+3)[b] | |
1971 | Weston | George Knudson | 207 (−6) | |
1970 | Cutten | Bill Wright Jr. | 201 (−9) | |
1969 | St Catherines | Nick Weslock (am) | 208 | |
1968 | Pine Valley | Gary Cowan (am) | 204 (−9) | |
1967 | Islington | Bill Wakeham | 208 | |
1966 | Cataraqui | Doug Mossop (am) | 209 (−1) | |
1965 | Trafalgar | Nick Weslock (am) | 204 | |
1964 | Islington | Nick Weslock (am) | 208 | |
1963 | Pine Valley | Moe Norman | 211 | |
1962 | Beach Grove | Nick Weslock (am) | 277 | |
1961 | Islington | George Knudson | 275 | |
1960 | Cherry Hill | George Knudson | 275 | |
1959 | St Catherines | Nick Weslock (am) | 208 | |
1958 | Cataraqui | Moe Norman | 211 | |
1957 | St Catherines | Jerry Kesselring | 207 (−6) | |
1956 | Brentford | Jerry Kesselring | 207 | |
1955 | Cataraqui | Jules Huot | 210 | |
1954 | Cedar Brae | Rudy Hovath | 208 (−2) | |
1953 | Essex | Jerry Kesselring (am) | 209 | |
1952 | Weston | Jerry Kesselring (am) | 211 | |
1951 | Westmount | Smiley Quick | 209 (−4) | |
1950 | St George's | Murray Tucker | 215 | |
1949 | Essex | Nick Weslock (am) | 212 | [5] |
1948 | Scarboro | Bob Gray | 210 (−3) | |
1947 | St George's | Bob Gray | 142 | |
1946 | Burlington | Nick Wisnock (am)[c] | 134 | |
1945 | Royal York | Phil Farley (am) | 142 | |
1944 | Royal York | Gordon Brydson | 144 | |
1943 | Royal York | Jack Littler | 146 | |
1942 | Cedar Brae | Phil Farley (am) | 139 | |
1941 | Hamilton | Bobby Burns | 138 | |
1940 | Erie Downs | Sam Snead | 139 (−5) | |
1939 | Burlington | Henry Martell | 141 | |
1938 | Summit | Bobby Alston | 140 | |
1937 | Hamilton | Bobby Alston | 139[d] | [6] |
1936 | Toronto | Dick Borthwick | 144[e] | [7] |
1935 | Scarboro | Lex Robson | 145 | [8] |
1934 | Mississaugua | Tommy McGrath | 143 | [9] |
1933 | Toronto | Arthur Hulbert | 146[f] | [10] |
1932 | Rosedale | Willie Lamb | 137 | [11] |
1931 | Summit | Dave Spittal | 144[g] | [12] |
1930 | Toronto | Gordon Brydson | 151[h] | [13] |
1929 | Lakeview | Dave Spittal | 148 | [14] |
1928 | Hamilton | Arthur Hulbert | 142 | [15] |
1927 | Rosedale | Andy Kay | 150[i] | [16] |
1926 | York Downs | Andy Kay | 146 | [17] |
1925 | Summit | Nicol Thompson | 144 | [18] |
1924 | Toronto | Willie Freeman | 152[j] | [19] |
1923 | Lakeview | Andy Kay | 153 | [20] |
- ^ Price won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Rivadeneira won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Wisnock later went by the name Weslock and won 6 further Ontario Open titles.[5]
- ^ Alston won after an 18-hole playoff; Bobby Alston 75, Bill MacWilliams 79.
- ^ Borthwick won after an 18-hole playoff; Dick Borthwick 74, Lou Cumming 76.
- ^ Hulbert won after an 18-hole playoff; Arthur Hulbert 75, Percy Bell 81.
- ^ Spittal won after an 18-hole playoff; Dave Spittal 74, Arthur Hulbert 75, Jimmy Johnston 75.
- ^ Brydson won after an 18-hole playoff; Gordon Brydson 74, Lex Robson 75, Sandy Somerville 77.
- ^ Kay won after an 18-hole playoff; Andy Kay 75, Tex Robson 79, Nicol Thompson 80, Jimmy Johnston 85.
- ^ Freeman won after an 18-hole playoff; Willie Freeman 85, George Lyon 86.
References
edit- ^ "Ontario Open in trouble". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. March 24, 1993. p. 49. Retrieved March 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Open, Skins Game highs on Ontario golf schedule". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. April 28, 1993. p. 22. Retrieved March 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Historic Ontario Open set to return in 2019". Golf News Now. March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Past Results | Ontario Open". Golf Ontario. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Nick does repeat on Wisnock's win". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. August 29, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobby Alston is winner of playoff for Ontario Open title". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. July 19, 1937. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Borthwick takes Ontario Open golf". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 20, 1936. p. 15. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lex Robson annexes Ontario Open honors". The Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. July 27, 1935. p. 22. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McGrath takes Ontario title". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. July 25, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hulbert winner of Ontario Open". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. August 4, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Willie Lamb is winner of Ontario Open title". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 29, 1932. p. 20. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dave Spittal wins Ontario Open golf". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 27, 1931. p. 19. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gordon Brydson of hockey fame wins Ontario Open". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. July 16, 1930. p. 11. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ontario Open won by Dave Spittal". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 17, 1929. p. 13. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hulbert victor in Ontario Open golf". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 18, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Andrew Kay wins playoff match for Ontario Open golf". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. June 15, 1927. p. 20. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Andy Kay wins Ontario Open golfing title". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 22, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thomson wins Ontario Open". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. June 23, 1925. p. 17. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Freeman now Ontario Open golf champion". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. June 25, 1924. p. 16. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Andrew Kay victor in Ontario Open". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 26, 1923. p. 13. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.