Alberta Open

Alberta Open
Tournament information
LocationAlberta, Canada
Established1935
Course(s)Wolf Creek Golf Resort
Tour(s)Canadian Tour (until 1999)
FormatStroke play
Month playedJune
Current champion
Wes Heffernan

The Alberta Open is a golf tournament that is held in Alberta, Canada. It was an important event on the Canadian Tour and its predecessors until 1999 when it endured a brief hiatus after losing its main sponsors. It returned as an event on the provincial circuit in 2002.[1]

Although tournament organisers, Alberta Golf, state that the Alberta Open was first played in 1935,[2] the origins of the tournament can be traced back further, with an open championship being introduced to the Alberta Golf Association provincial tournament week in around 1912.

Originally a one-day 36-hole event played during the provincial tournament week alongside the amateur championship, the Alberta Open became a separate 72-hole tournament in 1937.[3] In response to not attracting as many big-name players as hoped, in 1953 prize money was substantially reduced and the tournament was cut to 54-holes.[4] As the Canadian Tour established itself in the late 1980s, the Alberta Open was again extended to 72-holes in 1988. Following its revival in 2002, it has been contested over both 36 and 54 holes.

Winners

Year Venue Winner[5] Score Ref
Alberta Open Championship
2024 Desert Blume Wes Heffernan (7) 201 (−15)
2023 Coal Creek Max Sekulic 201 (−15)
SVR Alberta Open
2022 Sundre Ethan Choi (am) 135 (−9)
2021 Wolf Creek Riley Fleming (3) 201 (−12)
2020 Wolf Creek A. J. Armstrong 206 (−7)
2019 Trestle Creek Andrew Harrison (am) 202 (−14) [6]
2018 River Spirit Wes Heffernan (6) 203 (−13) [7]
2017 Sundre Dustin Risdon 139 (−5) [8]
Alberta Open
2016 RedTail Landing Brett Hogan 134 (−10) [9]
2015 Carnmoney James Love 135 (−7) [10]
2014 Wolf Creek Riley Fleming (2) 204 (−9) [11]
2013 RedTail Landing Riley Fleming 138 (−6) [12]
2012 Carnmoney Wes Heffernan (5) 210 (−3) [13]
RBC Insurance Alberta Open
2011 Carnmoney Wes Heffernan (4) 207 (−6)[a] [14]
2010 Carnmoney Jamie Kureluk 131 (−11)[b] [15]
Alberta Open presented by Fidelity Investments
2009 Carnmoney Ryan Yip 203 (−13) [16]
Wolverton Alberta Open
2008 Carnmoney Wes Heffernan (3) 140 (−4) [17]
Alberta Open
2007 Carnmoney Wes Heffernan (2) 130 (−14) [18]
2006 Carnmoney Wes Heffernan 134 (−10) [19]
2005 RedTail Landing Kris Wasylowich (am) 137 (−7) [20]
2004 RedTail Landing Brandon Markiw (am) 138 (−6)
2003 RedTail Landing Stuart Hendley 141 (−3)[c]
2000–2002 No tournament
Henry Singer Alberta Open
1999 Wolf Creek Brian Kontak (2) 266 (−18)
1998 Wolf Creek Brian Kontak 260 (−20)
1997 Wolf Creek Ray Freeman 204 (−6)[d] [21]
1996 Wolf Creek Trevor Dodds 270 (−10) [22]
1995 Wolf Creek Ian Hutchings 268 (−12) [23]
Alberta Open
1994 Wolf Creek Jim Rutledge 271 (−9) [24]
Allianz Alberta Open
1993 Wolf Creek Don Fardon 273 (−7) [25]
Canadian Home Assurance Alberta Open
1992 Wolf Creek Richard Backwell 276 (−4)[e] [26]
1991 Wolf Creek Rick Todd 276 (−4) [27]
Phoenix Sportswear Alberta Open
1990 Wolf Creek Bruce Bulina 274 (−6)[f] [28]
1989 Wolf Creek Frank Edmonds 269 (−11) [29]
Alberta Open
1988 Wolf Creek Kirk Triplett 279 (−1)[g] [30]
1987 Wolf Creek Ian Roberts 206 (−4) [31]
1986 Mayfair Randy Hill (am) 212 (+2) [32]
1985 Pinebrook Drew Hartt (am) 208 (−5) [33]
1984 Highlands Kelly Murray 213 (E) [34]
1983 Elks Club Norman Gray (am) 213 (E)[h]
1982 Derrick Wayne Bygrave
Richard Senetchko (am)		 68 (tie)[i]
1981 Elks Club Sandy Harper 141 (−1)[j]
1980 Windermere Keith Alexander (2) (am) 213 (E)
1979 Connaught Tournament cancelled[k]
1978 Windermere Gar Hamilton 209 (−4)
1977 Willow Park Dave Barr 204 (−9)
1976 Red Deer Moe Norman (3) 212 (−4) [l]
1975 Earl Grey Bob Panasiuk (2) 209 (−4) [35]
1974 Derrick Bob Panasiuk 206 (−7) [36]
1973 Silver Springs Al Balding 214 (−2) [37]
1972 Highlands Greg Pitzer 204 (−9) [38]
1971 Calgary Moe Norman (2) 201 (−9) [39]
1970 Mayfair Stan Homenuik 205 (−5) [40]
1969 Earl Grey Bobby Cox 210 (−3) [41]
1968 Edmonton Wayne Vollmer 213 (E)[m] [42]
1967 Glendale Keith Alexander (am) 207 (−9) [43]
1966 Canyon Meadows Moe Norman 214 (+1)[n] [44]
1965 Highlands Wilf Homenuik (2) 211 (−2) [45]
1964 Red Deer Doug Silverberg (am) 203 (−13) [46]
1963 No tournament[o]
1962 Calgary Bill Thomson 210 (E) [47]
1961 Windermere Wilf Homenuik 211 (−2) [48]
1960 Earl Grey Bob Wylie (2) (am) 208 (−2) [49]
1959 Edmonton Buddy Loftus (3) 213 (E)[p] [50]
1958 Earl Grey Tournament cancelled[q]
1957 Highlands Pete Olynyk 212 (−1)[r] [51]
1956 Calgary Bob Wylie 217 (+7) [52]
1955 Mayfair Stan Leonard (9) 210 (E) [53]
1954 Earl Grey Frank Willey (2) 208 (−2) [54]
1953 Edmonton Frank Willey 205 (−8) [55]
1952 Calgary Henry Martell (4) 283 (+3) [56]
1951 Highlands Buddy Loftus (2) 281 (−7) [57]
1950 Earl Grey Stan Leonard (8) 276 (−4) [58]
1949 Mayfair Stan Leonard (7) 269 (−11) [59]
1948 Calgary Buddy Loftus (am) 285 (+5) [60]
1947 Edmonton Stan Leonard (6) 277 (−7)
1946 Calgary Bill Tait (am) 288 (+8)[s] [61][62]
1945 Highlands Henry Martell (3) (am) 287 (−1) [63]
1944 Calgary Henry Martell (2) (am) 268 (−12)[t] [64]
1943 Calgary Stan Leonard (5) 293 (+13) [65]
1942 Mayfair Stan Leonard (4) 279 (−1) [66]
1941 Edmonton Stan Leonard (3) 272 (−12) [67]
1940 Calgary Fred Wood (2) 274 (−6) [68]
1939 Mayfair Stan Leonard (2) 286 (+6) [69]
1938 Calgary Fred Wood 276 (−4) [70]
1937 Edmonton Stan Leonard 291 (+7)
1936 Mayfair Henry Martell (am) 148 (+4)[u]
1935 Calgary Stewart Vickers (am) 141 [71]
1934 Edmonton Joe Pryke (2) 140 (−2) [72]
1933 Calgary Lionel Morrison (am) 143
1932 Mayfair Joe Pryke 140
1931 Calgary Ronnie MacWilliams (2) 144
1930 Edmonton Jimmy Rimmer (2) 149
1929 Calgary Ronnie MacWilliams 149
1928[v] Mayfair Tom McGrath 150
1927 Calgary Tommy Morrison 153[w]
1926 Edmonton Jimmy Rimmer 150
1925[v] Calgary Jack Cuthbert (am) 152
1924 Mayfair Art Cruttenden (2) 150
1923 Calgary Carson MacWilliams (am) 150[x]
1922 Edmonton Duncan Sutherland 156
1921 Calgary St Andrews Tom Watson 142
1920 Calgary Bobby Mair 157[y]
1919 Edmonton Art Cruttenden 155
1915–1918 No tournament due to World War I
1914 Calgary St Andrews Thomas Gillespie 157
1913 Edmonton Jack Walton 167
1912 Calgary W. Barrett 159
  1. ^ Heffernan won after a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ^ Final round abandoned due to rain and snow.
  3. ^ Hendley won after a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ^ Final round cancelled due to bad weather; Freeman won with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Backwell won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ^ Bulina won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. ^ Triplett won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. ^ Gray won after a sudden-death playoff.
  9. ^ Cancelled after one round due to rain leaving the course unplayable.
  10. ^ Tournament reduced to 36-holes due to rain.
  11. ^ Tournament cancelled due to lack of entries.
  12. ^ Norman won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  13. ^ Vollmer won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  14. ^ Norman won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  15. ^ Tournament not held due to the Canadian Open being held in Edmonton.
  16. ^ Loftus won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  17. ^ Tournament cancelled due to dates conflicting with the Manitoba Open.
  18. ^ Olynyk won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff; all four players parred the first extra hole.
  19. ^ Tait won following an 18-hole playoff; Bill Tait 68, Pat Fletcher 71, Duane Barr 73.
  20. ^ Martell won by a margin of 23 strokes.
  21. ^ Martell won following an 18-hole playoff; Henry Martell 76, Bob Proctor 79.
  22. ^ a b Also served as the Western Canada Open.
  23. ^ Morrison won following an 18-hole playoff; Tommy Morrison 76, Jim Hutcheson (am) 81.
  24. ^ MacWilliams won following an 18-hole playoff; Carson MacWilliams (am) ??, Art Cruttenden ??.
  25. ^ Mair won following an 18-hole playoff; Bobby Mair 80, J. Munro Hunter (am) 83.

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