Manitoba Open

The Manitoba Open is a golf tournament on PGA Tour Canada that is held in Manitoba, Canada. It was first played from 1919 to 1925 and then from 1931 to 1997 before adopting a new name in 1998. After several further name changes, the tournament readopted its original title for 2020.[1]

Manitoba Open
Tournament information
LocationManitoba, Canada
Established1919
Course(s)Southwood G&CC
Tour(s)Canadian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundC$200,000
Month playedAugust
Current champion
United States Parker Coody

From 1998 to 2006 it was known as the MTS Classic, then as the Free Press Manitoba Classic in 2007, and from 2008 to 2012 as the Canadian Tour Players Cup, which was shortened to Players Cup in 2013.

Winners
YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open
2023Southwood G&CCUnited States Hayden Springer267 (−21)
2022Southwood G&CCUnited States Parker Coody261 (−27)
2020–21Southwood G&CCNo tournament
The Players Cup
2019Southwood G&CCUnited States Derek Barron274 (−14)[2]
2018Southwood G&CCUnited States Tyler McCumber266 (−22)[3]
2017Pine Ridge GCUnited States Kramer Hickok269 (−15)[4]
2016Niakwa CCUnited States Dan McCarthy259 (−25)[5]
2015Pine Ridge GCTaiwan Pan Cheng-tsung269 (−15)[6]
2014Pine Ridge GCUnited States Tim Madigan275 (−9)[7]
2013Pine Ridge GCUnited States Carlos Sainz Jr.271 (−17)[8]
Canadian Tour Players Cup
2012Pine Ridge GCUnited States Chris Killmer269 (−15)[lower-alpha 1][9]
2011Pine Ridge GCUnited States Tom Hoge268 (−16)
2010Pine Ridge GCUnited States Aaron Goldberg273 (−11)
2009Pine Ridge GCCanada Graham DeLaet276
2008Pine Ridge GCCanada Wes Heffernan270
Free Press Manitoba Classic
2007Pine Ridge GCCanada Mike Mezei271
MTS Classic
2006Pine Ridge GCUnited States Josh Habig271
2005Pine Ridge GCUnited States Lee Williamson276
2004Pine Ridge GCUnited States Erik Compton267
2003Pine Ridge GCCanada Jon Mills275
2002Pine Ridge GCMexico Alex Quiroz272
2001Pine Ridge GCUnited States Kenneth Staton266
2000Pine Ridge GCAustralia Ben Ferguson267
1999Elmhurst G&CCAustralia Neale Smith272
1998Elmhurst G&CCUnited States Perry Parker281
Xerox Manitoba Open
1997Elmhurst G&CCUnited States Mark Wurtz276
1996Pine Ridge GCCanada Rob McMillan (amateur)274
1995Pine Ridge GCNamibia Trevor Dodds279
1994Pine Ridge GCUnited States Scott Dunlap276
1993Breezy Bend G&CCCanada Frank Edmonds270
1992Breezy Bend G&CCUnited States Chris Patton265
Manitoba Open
1991Breezy Bend G&CCUnited States Kelly Gibson267
1990Southwood G&CCUnited States Jeff Bloom264
1989Southwood G&CCUnited States Stu Hendley265
1988Southwood G&CCCanada Dave Barr270
1987Southwood G&CCCanada Dave Barr266
1986Southwood G&CCCanada Bob Panasik204[lower-alpha 2]
1985Southwood G&CC
Elmhurst GC		Canada Robbie Phillips137[lower-alpha 3]
1984Niakwa CCCanada Dan Halldorson208
1983Rossmere G&CCCanada Dan Halldorson208
1982Elmhurst GCCanada Kelly Murray218[lower-alpha 4]
1981Breezy Bend G&CCUnited States Dan Croonquist207
1980Pine Ridge GCCanada Bob Cox210
1979Glendale G&CCCanada Jerry Anderson212
1978Pine Ridge GCCanada Dan Halldorson213
1977Rossmere G&CCCanada Dan Halldorson208
1976Elmhurst GCUnited States Rick Ehrmanntraut211
1975Breezy Bend G&CCUnited States Ed Byman208
1974St. Charles CCCanada Bill Tape211[lower-alpha 5]
1973Niakwa CCCanada Gar Hamilton212[lower-alpha 6]
1972Glendale G&CCCanada Wilf Homenuik211
1971Rossmere G&CCUnited States John Elliott, Jr.210[lower-alpha 7]
1970Pine Ridge GCCanada Gary Pitchford211
1969Breezy Bend G&CCUnited States Mike Reasor209
1968Bel Acres G&CCCanada Alvie Thompson213
1967Elmhurst G&CCCanada Moe Norman201[lower-alpha 8]
1966Glendale G&CCCanada Moe Norman212
1965Elmhurst G&CCCanada Moe Norman208
1964Pine Ridge GCCanada Alvie Thompson212
1963Southwood G&CCUnited States Dayton Olson213[lower-alpha 9]
1962Pine Ridge GCCanada Alvie Thompson217
1961Pine Ridge GCCanada Wilf Homenuik211
1960St. Charles CCCanada George Knudson210
1959Elmhurst G&CCCanada George Knudson211
1958Niakwa CCCanada George Knudson210
1957Glendale G&CC Joe Tachan213
1956Southwood G&CC Ev Stuart284
1955Niakwa CCCanada Harold Eidsvig221[lower-alpha 10]
1954Glendale G&CC Len Harvey220
1953Niakwa CC Len Harvey226
1952Elmhurst G&CCCanada Harold Eidsvig221
1951Pine Ridge GC Joe Tachan219
1950St. Charles CCCanada Bobby Reith218
1949Southwood G&CCCanada Harold Eidsvig142
1948Assiniboine GCCanada Allan Boes149
1947Niakwa CCCanada Harold Eidsvig147
1946Pine Ridge GC Joe Tachan70
1945St. Charles CC Claude Shackell75
1944Southwood G&CCCanada Allan Boes143
1943Niakwa CCCanada Allan Boes149
1942Southwood G&CC Gerhard Kennedy141
1941Pine Ridge GCCanada Allan Boes146
1940Niakwa CC Arthur Land149
1939Southwood G&CC Kas Zebowski141
1938Elmhurst G&CC Kas Zebowski138
1937St. Charles CC Arthur Land151
1936Pine Ridge GC Kas Zebowski142
1935Niakwa CCCanada Bobby Reith152
1934Elmhurst GCCanada Bobby Reith142
1933St. Charles CC Bud Donovan146
1932Pine Ridge GCCanada Bobby Reith148
1931Niakwa CC Eric Bannister144
1926–30No tournament
1925Pine Ridge GC Ernest Penfold298
1924Winnipeg GC Jack Cuthbert (amateur)303
1923St. Charles CC Willie Kidd150[lower-alpha 11]
1922St. Charles CC
Winnipeg GC
Elmhurst GC[lower-alpha 12]		 Eric Bannister232
1921No tournament
1920 Frank Adams231
1919St. Charles CCCanada Karl Keffer307[10]
  1. Killmer on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Panasik won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Heavy rain rendered the Southwood G&CC course unplayable, which led to the cancellation of the second round and the tournament being reduced to 36-holes, with the final round played at Elmhurst GC.
  4. Murray won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. Tape won following a playoff.
  6. Hamilton won following a playoff.
  7. Elliott won following a playoff.
  8. Norman won following a playoff.
  9. Olson won following a playoff.
  10. Eidsvig won following a playoff.
  11. Kidd won following an 18-hole playoff; Willie Kidd 72, Hugh Fletcher 77, James Pringle 78.
  12. One round played at each course.

Sources: [11][12][13][14]

References
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  3. Weibe, Ken (August 19, 2018). "McCumber cruises to victory in The Players Cup". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  4. Weibe, Ken (July 9, 2017). "American Hickok wins Players Cup by three strokes". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  5. Weibe, Ken (July 10, 2016). "McCarthy steamrolls field en route to winning Players Cup golf tournament". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  6. Masuda, Nick (July 13, 2015). "Pan rallies to win The Players Cup on PGA Tour Canada". Golfweek (USA Today). Retrieved April 6, 2020.
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  8. Weibe, Ken (July 21, 2013). "American Sainz bags four birdies to win Players Cup crown". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
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  10. "Keffer golf champion". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. September 29, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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