Alberta Open

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]

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

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. 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.

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