2012 Canadian Tour

The 2012 Canadian Tour was the 27th season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.

2012 Canadian Tour season
DurationJune 7, 2012 (2012-06-07) โ€“ September 9, 2012 (2012-09-09)
Number of official events8
Most winsCanada Eugene Wong (2)
Order of MeritCanada Matt Hill
โ† 2011
2013 โ†’

PGA Tour takeover

In October, it was announced that the PGA Tour would takeover the tour, being renamed as the PGA Tour Canada from 2013 onwards.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(C$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Jun 10Times Colonist Island Savings OpenBritish Columbia150,000United States Andrew Roque (1)6
Jun 24ATB Financial ClassicAlberta175,000Canada Michael Gligic (1)6
Jul 1Syncrude Boreal OpenAlberta150,000Canada Cory Renfrew (1)6
Jul 8Dakota Dunes Casino OpenSaskatchewan150,000Canada Matt Hill (1)6
Jul 15Canadian Tour Players CupManitoba150,000United States Chris Killmer (1)6
Aug 19Jamieson WFCU Windsor Roseland Charity ClassicOntario100,000Scotland Alan McLean (1)6
Aug 26Canadian Tour ChampionshipOntario100,000Canada Eugene Wong (1)6
Sep 9Great Waterway ClassicOntario150,000Canada Eugene Wong (2)6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (C$)
1Canada Matt Hill48,273
2Canada Michael Gligic42,950
3Canada Cory Renfrew41,436
4Canada Eugene Wong33,936
5United States Andrew Roque31,367

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

References

  1. "PGA takes over Canadian Tour and renames it PGA Tour Canada". Toronto Star. October 18, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. "2012 Tournament schedule". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. "2012 Order of Merit". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. "Matt Hill Named Canadian Tour Rookie of the Year". NC State Wolfpack. September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2023. Hill finished first on the Order of Merit with just under $50,000 in earnings.
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