Alberta Open
Tournament information | |
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Location | Alberta,Canada |
Established | 1935 |
Course(s) | Wolf Creek Golf Resort |
Tour(s) | Canadian Tour(until 1999) |
Format | Stroke play |
Month played | June |
Current champion | |
A. J. Armstrong |
TheAlberta Openis agolftournament that is held in Alberta, Canada. It was an important event on theCanadian Tourand 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
[edit]Year | Venue | Winner[5] | Score | Ref |
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SVR Alberta Open | ||||
2020 | Wolf Creek | A. J. Armstrong | 206 (−7) | |
2019 | Trestle Creek | Andrew Harrison(am) | 202 (−14) | [6] |
2018 | River Spirit | Wes Heffernan | 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 | 204 (−9) | [11] |
2013 | RedTail Landing | Riley Fleming | 138 (−6) | [12] |
2012 | Carnmoney | Wes Heffernan | 210 (−3) | [13] |
RBC Insurance Alberta Open | ||||
2011 | Carnmoney | Wes Heffernan | 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 | 140 (−4) | [17] |
Alberta Open | ||||
2007 | Carnmoney | Wes Heffernan | 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 | 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(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 | 212 (−4)[l] | |
1975 | Earl Grey | Bob Panasiuk | 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 | 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 | 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(am) | 208 (−2) | [49] |
1959 | Edmonton | Buddy Loftus | 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 | 210 (E) | [53] |
1954 | Earl Grey | Frank Willey | 208 (−2) | [54] |
1953 | Edmonton | Frank Willey | 205 (−8) | [55] |
1952 | Calgary | Henry Martell | 283 (+3) | [56] |
1951 | Highlands | Buddy Loftus | 281 (−7) | [57] |
1950 | Earl Grey | Stan Leonard | 276 (−4) | [58] |
1949 | Mayfair | Stan Leonard | 269 (−11) | [59] |
1948 | Calgary | Buddy Loftus(am) | 285 (+5) | [60] |
1947 | Edmonton | Stan Leonard | 277 (−7) | |
1946 | Calgary | Bill Tait(am) | 288 (+8)[s] | [61][62] |
1945 | Highlands | Henry Martell(am) | 287 (−1) | [63] |
1944 | Calgary | Henry Martell(am) | 268 (−12)[t] | [64] |
1943 | Calgary | Stan Leonard | 293 (+13) | [65] |
1942 | Mayfair | Stan Leonard | 279 (−1) | [66] |
1941 | Edmonton | Stan Leonard | 272 (−12) | [67] |
1940 | Calgary | Fred Wood | 274 (−6) | [68] |
1939 | Mayfair | Stan Leonard | 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 | 140 (−2) | [72] |
1933 | Calgary | Lionel Morrison (am) | 143 | |
1932 | Mayfair | Joe Pryke | 140 | |
1931 | Calgary | Ronnie MacWilliams | 144 | |
1930 | Edmonton | Jimmy Rimmer | 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 | 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 toWorld War I | |||
1914 | Calgary St Andrews | Thomas Gillespie | 157 | |
1913 | Edmonton | Jack Walton | 167 | |
1912 | Calgary | W. Barrett | 159 |
- ^Heffernan won after a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Final round abandoned due to rain and snow.
- ^Hendley won after a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Final round cancelled due to bad weather; Freeman won with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Backwell won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Bulina won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Triplett won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Gray won after a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Cancelled after one round due to rain leaving the course unplayable.
- ^Tournament reduced to 36-holes due to rain.
- ^Tournament cancelled due to lack of entries.
- ^Norman won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Vollmer won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Norman won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Tournament not held due to theCanadian Openbeing held in Edmonton.
- ^Loftus won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Tournament cancelled due to dates conflicting with theManitoba Open.
- ^Olynyk won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff; all four players parred the first extra hole.
- ^Tait won following an 18-hole playoff; Bill Tait 68, Pat Fletcher 71, Duane Barr 73.
- ^Martell won by a margin of 23 strokes.
- ^Martell won following an 18-hole playoff; Henry Martell 76, Bob Proctor 79.
- ^abAlso served as the Western Canada Open.
- ^Morrison won following an 18-hole playoff; Tommy Morrison 76, Jim Hutcheson (am) 81.
- ^MacWilliams won following an 18-hole playoff; Carson MacWilliams (am)??, Art Cruttenden??.
- ^Mair won following an 18-hole playoff; Bobby Mair 80, J. Munro Hunter (am) 83.
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- ^"Two short putts rob Barr of title".Calgary Herald.Calgary, Alberta, Canada. September 3, 1946. p. 17.RetrievedMarch 29,2020– via Google News Archive.
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