The 2015 PGA Tour Canada, titled as the 2015 Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the Canadian Tour, and the third under the operation and running of the PGA Tour.

2015 PGA Tour Canada season
DurationMay 25, 2015 (2015-05-25) – September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)
Number of official events12
Most winsTaiwan Pan Cheng-tsung (2)
Order of MeritUnited States J. J. Spaun
2014
2016

Mackenzie title sponsorship

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In May, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Mackenzie Investments, being renamed as the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada.[1]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(C$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
May 31 PC Financial Open British Columbia 175,000   Drew Weaver (1) 6
Jun 7 Bayview Place Island Savings Open British Columbia 175,000   Albin Choi (1) 6
Jun 28 Syncrude Boreal Open Alberta 175,000   Kevin Spooner (1) 6
Jul 5 SIGA Dakota Dunes Open Saskatchewan 175,000   Michael Letzig (1) 6
Jul 12 The Players Cup Manitoba 175,000   Pan Cheng-tsung (1) 6
Jul 19 Staal Foundation Open Ontario 175,000   J. J. Spaun (1) 6
Aug 2 ATB Financial Classic Alberta 175,000   Daniel Miernicki (1) 6
Aug 23 National Capital Open to Support Our Troops Ontario 175,000   Sam Ryder (1) 6
Aug 30 Great Waterway Classic Ontario 175,000   Brad Clapp (1) 6
Sep 6 Wildfire Invitational Ontario 175,000   Christopher Ross (1) 6
Sep 13 Cape Breton Celtic Classic Nova Scotia 175,000   Pan Cheng-tsung (2) 6
Sep 20 Freedom 55 Financial Championship Ontario 200,000   Jason Millard (1) 6

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.[4] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016 Web.com Tour.[5]

Position Player Prize money (C$)
1   J. J. Spaun 91,193
2   Pan Cheng-tsung 79,896
3   Taylor Pendrith 60,736
4   Sam Ryder 57,168
5   Jason Millard 57,040

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Canada events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on PGA Tour Canada as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Web.com Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Mackenzie Investments Becomes Umbrella Sponsor of PGA Tour Canada". Newswire. May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "2015 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "PGA Tour Canada announces 2015 tournament schedule". PGA Tour. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "2015 Order of Merit". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "J. J. Spaun earns Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada Player of the Year Honours and The Five earn Web.com Tour status for 2016". Golf Canada. September 20, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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