PGA Tour Canada
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 the six leading men's professional tours which belong to the International Federation of PGA Tours, but it is one of the three addition 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. 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.
2007 schedule
*The Canadian Open is co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour.
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
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.