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The 2018 PGA Tour Canada season ran from May 31 to September 16 and consist of 12 official golf tournaments. This was the 49th season of PGA Tour Canada (previously known as the Canadian Professional Golf Tour), and the sixth under the "PGA Tour Canada" name. It is also the fourth under the Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada name after Mackenzie Investments signed a six-year sponsorship deal.[1]

The purses increased for 2018. Most events had a purse of $200,000 with first place earning $36,000. The final event of the season, the Freedom 55 Financial Championship, had a purse of $225,000, with $40,500 going to the winner.

Schedule

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
pts		 Purse (C$)
Jun 3 Freedom 55 Financial Open Vancouver, British Columbia United States Jordan Niebrugge (1) 7 200,000
Jun 10 Bayview Place DCBank Open Victoria, British Columbia United States Sam Fidone (1) 6 200,000
Jun 17 GolfBC Championship Kelowna, British Columbia United States George Cunningham (1) 6 200,000
Jun 24 Lethbridge Paradise Canyon Open Lethbridge, Alberta United States T. T. Crouch (1) 6 200,000
Jul 8 Windsor Championship Windsor, Ontario United States Mark Anguiano (1) 6 200,000
Jul 15 Staal Foundation Open Thunder Bay, Ontario United States Ben Griffin (1) 6 200,000
Jul 22 Osprey Valley Open Caledon, Ontario United States Tyler McCumber (1) 6 200,000
Aug 5 Syncrude Oil Country Championship Edmonton, Alberta United States Tyler McCumber (2) 6 200,000
Aug 12 ATB Financial Classic Calgary, Alberta United States Corey Pereira (1) 6 200,000
Aug 19 The Players Cup Winnipeg, Manitoba United States Tyler McCumber (3) 6 200,000
Sep 2 Cape Breton Open Baddeck, Nova Scotia Cancelled[2]
Sep 9 Mackenzie Investments Open L'Île-Bizard, Quebec United States Blake Olson (1) 6 200,000
Sep 16 Freedom 55 Financial Championship London, Ontario United States Danny Walker (1) 6 225,000
Dec 15 Aruba Cup (team event) Aruba n/a US$120,000

Source[1][3]

Order of Merit leaders

The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Web.com Tour cards for 2019.[4][5]

Rank Player Country Events Prize money (C$)
1 Tyler McCumber  United States 11 139,300
2 George Cunningham  United States 12 102,167
3 Zach Wright  United States 12 88,605
4 Corey Pereira  United States 12 83,903
5 Michael Gellerman  United States 12 68,649

References

  1. ^ a b "Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada announces 2018 schedule". PGA Tour Canada. March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Ayers, Tom (June 5, 2018). "Cape Breton Open golf tournament cancelled after sponsor drops out". CBC.
  3. ^ "2018 Tournament Schedule". PGA Tour Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Order of Merit – 2018". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Stanley, Adam (September 16, 2018). "Meet the Five". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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