Canadian Professional Golf Tour
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The Canadian Professional Golf Tour is a men's professional golf tour. It was formally started in 1970 and was initially known as the Peter Jackson Tour.
The Canadian Tour is not one of six full members of the International Federation of PGA Tours, but it has associated member status, and it is one of the three additional tours on which Official World Golf Rankings points are available. This indicates that it is regarded by the golf authorities are being between the 7th strongest and 9th strongest men's professional tour in the World.
Besides its Canadian members, the tour has many members from the United States, and a smaller number from other countries. The leading Canadian golfers play primarily on the U.S.-based PGA Tour rather than on their domestic tour.
The Canadian Open, which is the richest golf event in Canada, is a PGA Tour event. The Canadian Professional Golf Tour receives some exemptions for the event, but the prize money does not count towards the Canadian Tour money list. The early season events on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour take place in the United States and Mexico, partly due to the cold Canadian winters. The tour also receives exemptions for a few Challenge Tour events. In 2007 the tour held fifteen standard events (including the Canadian Open), which is an increase of three over 2006, two qualifying schools and a USA v. Canada team match.
[edit] 2007 schedule
| Week | Tournament | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 9-15 | San Jose International Open | California |  Adam Bland |
| April 16-22 | Northern California Classic | California |  Wes Heffernan |
| April 23-29 | Corona Mazatlan Classic | Mexico |  Byron Smith |
| April 30-May 6 | Ford Culiacan Open | Mexico | Adam Bland |
| May 7-13 | Riviera Nayarit Classic | Mexico | Wes Heffernan |
| May 14-20 | Iberostar Riviera Maya Open | Mexico | Spencer Levin |
| June 11-17 | Times Colonist Open | British Columbia, Canada | Spencer Levin |
| June 18-24 | Greater Vancouver Charity Classic | British Columbia, Canada | James Lepp |
| June 25-July 1 | ATB Financial Classic | Alberta, Canada | Mike Grob |
| July 2-8 | Telus Edmonton Open | Alberta, Canada | Dustin Risdon |
| July 9-15 | Free Press Manitoba Classic | Manitoba, Canada | Mike Mezei |
| July 23-29 | Canadian Open* | Ontario, Canada | Jim Furyk |
| August 13-19 | Desjardins Montreal Open presented by Lexus | Quebec, Canada | Brent Schwarzrock |
| August 20-26 | Jane Rogers Championship of Mississauga | Ontario, Canada | Byron Smith |
| August 27-September 2 | Canadian Tour Championship presented by The Dominion | Ontario, Canada | Bret Guetz |
*The Canadian Open is co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour.
[edit] Order of Merit winners
This list is incomplete.
- 2007 Byron Smith
- 2006 Stephen Gangluff
- 2005 Michael Harris
- 2004 Erik Compton
- 2003 Jon Mills
- 2002 Hank Kuehne
- 2001 Aaron Barber
- 2000
Steven Alker - 1999 Ken Duke
[edit] Records
- Lowest Winning Total Score - 260 (-24) Jason Bohn, 2001 Bayer Championship, Huron Oaks Golf Club, Sarnia, Ontario.
- Lowest 18-Hole Score - 58 (-13) Jason Bohn, 2001 Bayer Championship, Huron Oaks Golf Club, Sarnia, Ontario.
- Longest Playoff - 11 holes Lee Chill defeated Chris DiMarco in the 1992 Willows Classic.
- Largest Playoff- 6 players (Steve Scott defeated Roger Tambellini, Jess Daley, Steve Alker, Mark Slawter, and Scott Hend). Scott won on 6th playoff hole.
- Largest Winning Margin - 11 strokes Arron Oberholser in the 1999 Ontario Open Heritage Classic.
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