The Montreal Open was a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour that was held in the Greater Montreal area, Quebec, Canada between 2004 and 2009.

Montreal Open
Tournament information
LocationQuebec, Canada
Established2004
Tour(s)Canadian Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year2009
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Stuart Anderson (2009)
To par−24 Brent Schwarzrock (2007)
Final champion
Canada Stuart Anderson

Founded as the Greater Montreal Open in 2004, the event was sponsored by Lexus the following year and titled the Lexus Montreal Open. In 2006, Montreal Casino was the title sponsor and the tournament was designated as the Canadian Tour's "Players Championship". Between 2007 until it ended in 2009, it was sponsored by the Desjardins Group and titled as the Desjardins Montreal Open.

An earlier event with the same name was played in 1945 and won by Byron Nelson.[1][2]

Winners

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Year Venue Winner Score Ref
Desjardins Montreal Open
2009 Saint-Raphaël   Stuart Anderson 263 (−21) [3]
2008 Saint-Raphaël   Graham DeLaet 274 (−10)[a]
2007 Saint-Raphaël   Brent Schwarzrock 264 (−24)[b] [4]
Casino de Montreal Open for the Players Championship
2006 Quatre Domaines   Wes Heffernan 270 (−18)[c]
Lexus Montreal Open
2005 Île de Montréal   Peter Tomasulo 274 (−6)
Greater Montreal Open
2004 Île de Montréal   Stephen Woodard 206 (−4)[d] [5]
  1. ^ DeLaet won after a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ^ Schwarzrock won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. ^ Heffernan won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ^ Tournament reduced to 54 holes after the third round was cancelled.

References

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  1. ^ "Local promoters resurrect Montreal Open". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 3, 2004. p. 41. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Montreal Open swings back into action after 59-year absence". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 29, 2004. p. 12. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stuart Anderson wins Montreal Open by four strokes". CTV News. August 24, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Schwarzrock Wins in Canadian Playoff". Golf Channel. August 20, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Woodard Wins Again in Montreal". Golf Channel. August 1, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2020.