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Canadian PGA Championship

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.

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
Canada Yohann Benson
Location map
Bigwin Island GC is located in Canada
Bigwin Island GC
Bigwin Island GC
Location in Canada
Bigwin Island GC is located in Ontario
Bigwin Island GC
Bigwin Island GC
Location in Ontario

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

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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

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  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

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  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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