Edmonton Open

The Edmonton Open was a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour that was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1993 as the Klondike Golf Klassic and was held during the week leading up to the Klondike Days summer fair.[1] In 1996 Telus become the tournament's main sponsor and it was re-titled as the ED TEL PLAnet Open, before becoming the Telus Edmonton Open the following year.

Edmonton Open
Tournament information
LocationAlberta, Canada
Established1993
Tour(s)Canadian Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year2009
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Aaron Barber (2001)
To par−21 Matt Daniel (2002)
Final champion
United States James Hahn

The Edmonton Open came to an end after the 2009 edition when it was merged with the ATB Financial Classic, which was played in Edmonton in 2010 and 2012.[2] Edmonton's PGA Tour Canada event since 2016 is the 1932byBateman Open (previously known as the Syncrude Oil Country Championship).

Winners

YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
Telus Edmonton Open
2009GlendaleUnited States James Hahn272 (−16)[lower-alpha 1]
2008WindermereUnited States John Ellis266 (−18)
2007EdmontonCanada Dustin Risdon265 (−19)
2006GlendaleUnited States Stephen Gangluff272 (−16)[lower-alpha 2]
2005EdmontonCanada Matt McQuillan267 (−17)
2004DerrickUnited States Steve Woodward272 (−12)[lower-alpha 3]
2003WindermereUnited States Rob Johnson273 (−11)
2002GlendaleCanada Matt Daniel267 (−21)[lower-alpha 4]
2001EdmontonUnited States Aaron Barber264 (−20)
2000DerrickNew Zealand Paul Devenport270 (−14)
1999MayfairCanada Ray Stewart267 (−17)
1998GlendaleUnited States Brian Kontak208 (−8)[lower-alpha 5]
1997WindermereSouth Africa Manny Zerman274 (−10)[lower-alpha 6]
ED TEL PLAnet Open
1996The RanchNamibia Trevor Dodds265 (−15)[3]
Klondike Golf Klassic
1995The RanchUnited States Ray Freeman265 (−15)
1994The RanchSouth Africa Ian Hutchings275 (−5)[lower-alpha 7][4]
1993The RanchAustralia Tod Power271 (−9)[lower-alpha 8][5]

Notes

  1. Hahn won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Gangluff won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Woodward won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. Daniel won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to rain; Kontak won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. Zerman won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. Hutchings won with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. Power won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

  1. "Canadian Tour to add event in Edmonton". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. April 30, 1992. p. 49. Retrieved March 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Future of tour events a question of "optics"". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. December 4, 2009. p. 64. Retrieved March 11, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. p. 418. ISBN 1878843176.
  4. "Klassic battle | S.African captures Klondike playoff". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. July 4, 1994. p. 29. Retrieved March 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Aussie Powers way to Klondike crown". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. July 5, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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