Canadian PGA Championship

BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada
Tournament information
LocationBaysville, Ontario, Canada
Established1912
Course(s)Bigwin Island Golf Club
Par72
Length6,984 yards (6,386 m)
Tour(s)Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
FormatMatch play
Stroke play
Prize fundCA$70,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Riley Fleming (2021)
To par−25 as above
Score5 and 4 Danny King (2015)
Current champion
Yohann Benson
Location map
Bigwin Island GC
Location in Canada
Bigwin Island GC
Location in Ontario

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

  1. ^ BUY/NWT − Buy.com Tour/Nationwide Tour; CAN − Canadian Tour.
  2. ^ a b Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
  3. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ^ Olson, Arv (April 22, 1978). "Improved tourney attracts top players here". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. p. 33. Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2024 PGA Championship of Canada". PGA of Canada. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Golf Genius.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "2023 BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada". PGA of Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Golf Genius.
  5. ^ "2022 BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada". PGA of Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Golf Genius.
  6. ^ "2021 PGA Championship of Canada". PGA of Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Golf Genius.
  7. ^ "2020 PGA Championship of Canada presented by TaylorMade Golf Canada and Adidas Golf Cancelled". PGA of Canada. September 3, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  8. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. p. 422. ISBN 1878843176.
  9. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. p. 418. ISBN 0385149409.
  10. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. p. 363. ISBN 0002119552.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Cox falls apart but wins". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. CP. August 11, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Knudson CPGA champ". The Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CP. August 21, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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