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
Canada A. J. Armstrong

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

YearVenueWinner[5]ScoreRef
SVR Alberta Open
2020Wolf CreekCanada A. J. Armstrong206 (−7)
2019Trestle CreekCanada Andrew Harrison (am)202 (−14)[6]
2018River SpiritCanada Wes Heffernan203 (−13)[7]
2017SundreCanada Dustin Risdon139 (−5)[8]
Alberta Open
2016RedTail LandingCanada Brett Hogan134 (−10)[9]
2015CarnmoneyCanada James Love135 (−7)[10]
2014Wolf CreekCanada Riley Fleming204 (−9)[11]
2013RedTail LandingCanada Riley Fleming138 (−6)[12]
2012CarnmoneyCanada Wes Heffernan210 (−3)[13]
RBC Insurance Alberta Open
2011CarnmoneyCanada Wes Heffernan207 (−6)[lower-alpha 1][14]
2010CarnmoneyCanada Jamie Kureluk131 (−11)[lower-alpha 2][15]
Alberta Open presented by Fidelity Investments
2009CarnmoneyCanada Ryan Yip203 (−13)[16]
Wolverton Alberta Open
2008CarnmoneyCanada Wes Heffernan140 (−4)[17]
Alberta Open
2007CarnmoneyCanada Wes Heffernan130 (−14)[18]
2006CarnmoneyCanada Wes Heffernan134 (−10)[19]
2005RedTail LandingCanada Kris Wasylowich (am)137 (−7)[20]
2004RedTail LandingCanada Brandon Markiw (am)138 (−6)
2003RedTail LandingUnited States Stuart Hendley141 (−3)[lower-alpha 3]
2000–2002No tournament
Henry Singer Alberta Open
1999Wolf CreekUnited States Brian Kontak266 (−18)
1998Wolf CreekUnited States Brian Kontak260 (−20)
1997Wolf CreekUnited States Ray Freeman204 (−6)[lower-alpha 4][21]
1996Wolf CreekNamibia Trevor Dodds270 (−10)[22]
1995Wolf CreekSouth Africa Ian Hutchings268 (−12)[23]
Alberta Open
1994Wolf CreekCanada Jim Rutledge271 (−9)[24]
Allianz Alberta Open
1993Wolf CreekAustralia Don Fardon273 (−7)[25]
Canadian Home Assurance Alberta Open
1992Wolf CreekAustralia Richard Backwell276 (−4)[lower-alpha 5][26]
1991Wolf CreekCanada Rick Todd276 (−4)[27]
Phoenix Sportswear Alberta Open
1990Wolf CreekCanada Bruce Bulina274 (−6)[lower-alpha 6][28]
1989Wolf CreekCanada Frank Edmonds269 (−11)[29]
Alberta Open
1988Wolf CreekUnited States Kirk Triplett279 (−1)[lower-alpha 7][30]
1987Wolf CreekAustralia Ian Roberts206 (−4)[31]
1986MayfairCanada Randy Hill (am)212 (+2)[32]
1985PinebrookCanada Drew Hartt (am)208 (−5)[33]
1984HighlandsCanada Kelly Murray213 (E)[34]
1983Elks ClubCanada Norman Gray (am)213 (E)[lower-alpha 8]
1982DerrickCanada Wayne Bygrave
Canada Richard Senetchko (am)
68 (tie)[lower-alpha 9]
1981Elks ClubCanada Sandy Harper141 (−1)[lower-alpha 10]
1980WindermereCanada Keith Alexander (am)213 (E)
1979ConnaughtTournament cancelled[lower-alpha 11]
1978WindermereCanada Gar Hamilton209 (−4)
1977Willow ParkCanada Dave Barr204 (−9)
1976Red DeerCanada Moe Norman212 (−4) [lower-alpha 12]
1975Earl GreyCanada Bob Panasiuk209 (−4)[35]
1974DerrickCanada Bob Panasiuk206 (−7)[36]
1973Silver SpringsCanada Al Balding214 (−2)[37]
1972HighlandsUnited States Greg Pitzer204 (−9)[38]
1971CalgaryCanada Moe Norman201 (−9)[39]
1970MayfairCanada Stan Homenuik205 (−5)[40]
1969Earl GreyCanada Bobby Cox210 (−3)[41]
1968EdmontonCanada Wayne Vollmer213 (E)[lower-alpha 13][42]
1967GlendaleCanada Keith Alexander (am)207 (−9)[43]
1966Canyon MeadowsCanada Moe Norman214 (+1)[lower-alpha 14][44]
1965HighlandsCanada Wilf Homenuik211 (−2)[45]
1964Red DeerCanada Doug Silverberg (am)203 (−13)[46]
1963No tournament[lower-alpha 15]
1962CalgaryCanada Bill Thomson210 (E)[47]
1961WindermereCanada Wilf Homenuik211 (−2)[48]
1960Earl GreyCanada Bob Wylie (am)208 (−2)[49]
1959EdmontonCanada Buddy Loftus213 (E)[lower-alpha 16][50]
1958Earl GreyTournament cancelled[lower-alpha 17]
1957HighlandsCanada Pete Olynyk212 (−1)[lower-alpha 18][51]
1956CalgaryCanada Bob Wylie217 (+7)[52]
1955MayfairCanada Stan Leonard210 (E)[53]
1954Earl GreyCanada Frank Willey208 (−2)[54]
1953EdmontonCanada Frank Willey205 (−8)[55]
1952CalgaryCanada Henry Martell283 (+3)[56]
1951HighlandsCanada Buddy Loftus281 (−7)[57]
1950Earl GreyCanada Stan Leonard276 (−4)[58]
1949MayfairCanada Stan Leonard269 (−11)[59]
1948CalgaryCanada Buddy Loftus (am)285 (+5)[60]
1947EdmontonCanada Stan Leonard277 (−7)
1946CalgaryCanada Bill Tait (am)288 (+8)[lower-alpha 19][61][62]
1945HighlandsCanada Henry Martell (am)287 (−1)[63]
1944CalgaryCanada Henry Martell (am)268 (−12)[lower-alpha 20][64]
1943CalgaryCanada Stan Leonard293 (+13)[65]
1942MayfairCanada Stan Leonard279 (−1)[66]
1941EdmontonCanada Stan Leonard272 (−12)[67]
1940CalgaryCanada Fred Wood274 (−6)[68]
1939MayfairCanada Stan Leonard286 (+6)[69]
1938CalgaryCanada Fred Wood276 (−4)[70]
1937EdmontonCanada Stan Leonard291 (+7)
1936MayfairCanada Henry Martell (am)148 (+4)[lower-alpha 21]
1935CalgaryCanada Stewart Vickers (am)141[71]
1934EdmontonCanada Joe Pryke140 (−2)[72]
1933CalgaryCanada Lionel Morrison (am)143
1932MayfairCanada Joe Pryke140
1931CalgaryCanada Ronnie MacWilliams144
1930EdmontonCanada Jimmy Rimmer149
1929CalgaryCanada Ronnie MacWilliams149
1928[lower-alpha 22]MayfairCanada Tom McGrath150
1927CalgaryCanada Tommy Morrison153[lower-alpha 23]
1926EdmontonCanada Jimmy Rimmer150
1925[lower-alpha 22]CalgaryCanada Jack Cuthbert (am)152
1924MayfairCanada Art Cruttenden150
1923CalgaryCanada Carson MacWilliams (am)150[lower-alpha 24]
1922EdmontonCanada Duncan Sutherland156
1921Calgary St AndrewsCanada Tom Watson142
1920CalgaryCanada Bobby Mair157[lower-alpha 25]
1919EdmontonCanada Art Cruttenden155
1915–1918No tournament due to World War I
1914Calgary St AndrewsCanada Thomas Gillespie157
1913EdmontonCanada Jack Walton167
1912CalgaryCanada W. Barrett159
  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. 1 2 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.

References

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  2. ↑ "Preview: 2019 Alberta Open Championship presented by SVR Lawyers". Alberta golf. June 10, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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