The Edmonton Open was a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour that was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1993 as the Klondike Golf Klassic and was held during the week leading up to the Klondike Days summer fair.[1] In 1996 Telus become the tournament's main sponsor and it was re-titled as the ED TEL PLAnet Open, before becoming the Telus Edmonton Open the following year.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Established | 1993 |
| Tour(s) | Canadian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 2009 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Aaron Barber (2001) |
| To par | −21 Matt Daniel (2002) |
| Final champion | |
 James Hahn | |
The Edmonton Open came to an end after the 2009 edition when it was merged with the ATB Financial Classic, which was played in Edmonton in 2010 and 2012.[2] Edmonton's PGA Tour Canada event since 2016 is the 1932byBateman Open (previously known as the Syncrude Oil Country Championship).
Winners edit
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telus Edmonton Open | ||||
| 2009 | Glendale | James Hahn |
272 (−16)[a] | |
| 2008 | Windermere | John Ellis |
266 (−18) | |
| 2007 | Edmonton |  Dustin Risdon |
265 (−19) | |
| 2006 | Glendale | Stephen Gangluff |
272 (−16)[b] | |
| 2005 | Edmonton | Matt McQuillan |
267 (−17) | |
| 2004 | Derrick | Steve Woodward |
272 (−12)[c] | |
| 2003 | Windermere | Rob Johnson |
273 (−11) | |
| 2002 | Glendale | Matt Daniel |
267 (−21)[d] | |
| 2001 | Edmonton | Aaron Barber |
264 (−20) | |
| 2000 | Derrick |  Paul Devenport |
270 (−14) | |
| 1999 | Mayfair | Ray Stewart |
267 (−17) | |
| 1998 | Glendale | Brian Kontak |
208 (−8)[e] | |
| 1997 | Windermere |  Manny Zerman |
274 (−10)[f] | |
| ED TEL PLAnet Open | ||||
| 1996 | The Ranch |  Trevor Dodds |
265 (−15) | [3] |
| Klondike Golf Klassic | ||||
| 1995 | The Ranch | Ray Freeman |
265 (−15) | |
| 1994 | The Ranch | Ian Hutchings |
275 (−5)[g] | [4] |
| 1993 | The Ranch |  Tod Power |
271 (−9)[h] | [5] |
Notes edit
- ^ Hahn won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Gangluff won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Woodward won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Daniel won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to rain; Kontak won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Zerman won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Hutchings won with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Power won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
References edit
- ^ "Canadian Tour to add event in Edmonton". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. April 30, 1992. p. 49. Retrieved March 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Future of tour events a question of "optics"". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. December 4, 2009. p. 64. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. p. 418. ISBN 1878843176.
- ^ "Klassic battle | S.African captures Klondike playoff". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. July 4, 1994. p. 29. Retrieved March 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aussie Powers way to Klondike crown". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. July 5, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.