Canadian Open (golf)

This article is about the men's golf tournament. For the women's tournament, see Canadian Women's Open.

RBC Canadian Open

Tournament information
Location	Canada – varies
Established	1904, 111 years ago
Course(s)	Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario
Par	72
Length	7,273 yards (6,650 m)
Organized by	Golf Canada
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$5.9 million
Month played	July
Tournament record score
Aggregate	263 Johnny Palmer (1952)
To par	−23 Arnold Palmer (1955)
Current champion
Jason Day

Glen Abbey

Location in Canada

Glen Abbey

Location in southern Ontario

The Canadian Open is a professional golf tournament in Canada, first played 111 years ago in 1904. It is organized by the Royal Canadian Golf Association / Golf Canada. Played annually continuously since then, except for some years during World War I and World War II, the Canadian Open is the third oldest continuously running tournament on the PGA Tour, after The Open Championship and the U.S. Open.

Tournament

As a national open, and especially as the most accessible non-U.S. national open for American golfers, the event had a special status in the era before the professional tour system became dominant in golf. In the interwar years it was sometimes considered the third most prestigious tournament in the sport, after The Open Championship and the U.S. Open. This previous status was noted in the media in 2000, when Tiger Woods became the first man to win The Triple Crown (all three Opens in the same season) in 29 years, since Lee Trevino in 1971. In the decades preceding the tournament's move to an undesirable September date in 1988, the Canadian Open was often unofficially referred to as the fifth major. Due to the PGA Tour's unfavorable scheduling, this special status has largely dissipated, but the Canadian Open remains a well-regarded fixture on the PGA Tour.

The top three golfers on the PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit prior to the tournament are given entry into the Canadian Open. However, prize money won at the Canadian Open does not count towards the Canadian Tour money list.

Celebrated winners include Hall of Fame members Leo Diegel, Walter Hagen, Tommy Armour, Harry Cooper, Lawson Little, Sam Snead, Craig Wood, Byron Nelson, Doug Ford, Bobby Locke, Bob Charles, Arnold Palmer, Kel Nagle, Billy Casper, Gene Littler, Lee Trevino, Curtis Strange, Greg Norman, Nick Price, Vijay Singh, and Mark O'Meara. The Canadian Open is regarded as the most prestigious tournament never won by Jack Nicklaus, a seven-time runner-up. Diegel has the most titles, with four in the 1920s.

In the early 2000s, the tournament was still being held in early September. Seeking to change back to a more desirable summer date in the schedule, the RCGA lobbied for a better date. When the PGA Tour's schedule was revamped to accommodate the FedEx Cup in 2007, the Canadian Open was rescheduled for an even worse date in late July, sandwiched between three events with even higher profiles (The Open Championship the week prior, the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational the week after, and the PGA Championship the week after that). Even though the PGA Tour has placed the event in the worst date of any regular tournament on the PGA Tour, the tournament still counts towards the FedEx Cup standings, and earns the winner a Masters invitation.

Courses

Glen Abbey Golf Course has hosted the most Canadian Opens, with 27 to date. Glen Abbey was designed in 1976 by Jack Nicklaus for the Royal Canadian Golf Association, to serve as the permanent home for the championship. In the mid-1990s, the RCGA decided to move the championship around the country, and continues to alternate between Glen Abbey and other clubs.

Royal Montreal Golf Club, home of the first Open in 1904, ranks second with nine times hosted. Mississaugua Golf & Country Club has hosted six Opens.

Three clubs – Toronto Golf Club, St. George's Golf and Country Club, and Hamilton Golf and Country Club – have each hosted five Opens.

Three clubs have each hosted four Opens: Lambton Golf Club, Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club, and Scarboro Golf and Country Club.

The championship has for the most part been held in Ontario and Quebec, between them having seen all but nine Opens. New Brunswick had the Open in 1939, Manitoba in 1952 and 1961, Alberta in 1958, and British Columbia in 1948, 1954, 1966, 2005 and 2011.

History

The Royal Montreal Golf Club,
host of the first Canadian Open in 1904.

The Royal Montreal Golf Club, founded in 1873, is the oldest continuously running official golf club in North America. The club was the host of the first Canadian Open championship in 1904, and has been host to eight other Canadian Opens. The 1912 Canadian Open at the Rosedale Golf Club was famed American golfer Walter Hagen's first professional competition. In 1914, Karl Keffer won the event, being the last Canadian-born champion.

Englishman J. Douglas Edgar captured the 1919 championship at Hamilton Golf and Country Club by a record 16-stroke margin; 17-year-old amateur prodigy Bobby Jones (who was coached by Edgar) tied for second. The 1930 Canadian Open at Hamilton was another stellar tournament. Tommy Armour blazed his way around the course over the final 18 holes of regulation play, shooting a 64. Four-time champion Diegel and Armour went to a 36-hole playoff to decide the title. Armour shot 138 (69-69) to defeat Diegel by three strokes.

Toronto's St. Andrews Golf Club hosted the Open in 1936 and 1937 – the only course to hold back-to-back Opens until the creation of Glen Abbey – before it felt the impact of the growth of the city, and was ploughed under to allow for the creation of Highway 401. The Riverside Golf and Country Club of Saint John, New Brunswick was host to the 1939 Canadian Open where Harold "Jug" McSpaden was champion. This was the only time the Open has been held in Atlantic Canada.

Gene Sarazen, Tommy Armour, and Walter Hagen at Lakeview Golf Club in Toronto in 1934.

Scarboro Golf and Country Club in eastern Toronto was host to four Canadian Opens: 1940, 1947, 1953, and 1963. Three of these events were decided by one stroke, and the only time the margin was two shots was when Bobby Locke defeated Ed "Porky" Oliver in 1947. With his win at Scarboro in 1947, the golfer from South Africa became just the second non-North American winner of the Canadian Open. Locke fired four rounds in the 60s to finish at 16-under-par, two strokes better than the American Oliver. After the prize presentation Locke was given a standing ovation, and was then hoisted to shoulders by fellow countrymen who were then residents of Canada.

In 1948, for the first time, the Canadian Open traveled west of Ontario, landing at Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club in Vancouver, British Columbia, where Charles Congdon sealed his victory on the 16th hole with a 150-yard bunker shot that stopped eight feet from the cup. The following birdie gave him the lead, and Congdon went on to win by three shots.

Mississaugua Golf & Country Club has hosted five Canadian Opens: 1931, 1942, 1951, 1965, and 1974. The 1951 Open tournament was won by Jim Ferrier, who successfully defended the title he had won at Royal Montreal a year earlier. Winnipeg's St. Charles Country Club hosted the 1952 Canadian Open, and saw Johnny Palmer set the 72-hole scoring record of 263, which still stands after more than 60 years. Palmer's rounds of 66-65-66-66 bettered the old 1947 mark set by Bobby Locke by five shots. In 1955, Arnold Palmer captured the Canadian Open championship, his first PGA Tour victory, at the Weston Golf Club.

Montreal, Quebec's Laval-sur-le-Lac hosted the 1962 Open where Gary Player was disqualified after the first round, when he recorded the wrong score on the 10th hole. He had won the PGA Championship the week before. Californian Charlie Sifford attended the 1962 Canadian Open in part to raise the profile of African-American players on the PGA Tour. He was one of only 16 of the top 100 players on tour to play there in 1962.

Pinegrove Country Club played host to the Canadian Open in 1964 and 1969. Australian Kel Nagle edged Arnold Palmer and Raymond Floyd at the 1964 Open to become, aged almost 44 at the time, the oldest player to win the title. Five years later, Tommy Aaron fired a final-round 64 to force a playoff with 57-year-old Sam Snead. Aaron won the 18-hole playoff, beating Snead by two strokes (70-72).

The small town of Ridgeway, Ontario in the Niagara Peninsula was host of the 1972 Open at Cherry Hill Golf Club. A popular choice of venue, it drew rave reviews by the players, specifically the 1972 champion Gay Brewer, who called it the best course he had ever played in Canada, and Arnold Palmer, who suggested the Open be held there again the following year. In 1975, Tom Weiskopf won his second Open in three years in dramatic fashion at the Blue Course of Royal Montreal's new venue, defeating Jack Nicklaus on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, after almost holing his short-iron approach. Windsor, Ontario's Essex Golf & Country Club was host of the 1976 Canadian Open, where Jack Nicklaus again finished second, this time behind champion Jerry Pate. Essex came to the rescue late in the game, when it was determined that the newly built Glen Abbey was not yet ready to host the Canadian Open. The 1997 Open at Royal Montreal was the first time Tiger Woods ever missed a professional cut, after winning the Masters Tournament a few months before.

Nick Price's second Canadian Open win in 1994

Angus Glen Golf Club was host to two recent Canadian Opens, 2002 and 2007. In 2007 Jim Furyk became one of a few golfers who have won two consecutive Canadian Open titles, joining Jim Ferrier, James Douglas Edgar, Sam Snead and Leo Diegel. Angus Glen owns the unique distinction of having each of its two courses (North and South) host the Canadian Open.

Glen Abbey Golf Club of Oakville, Ontario has hosted 27 Open Championships (1977–79, 1981–96, 1998–2000, 2004, 2008–09, 2013, 2015), and has crowned 22 different champions. The 11th hole at Glen Abbey is widely considered its signature hole, and begins the world-famous valley sequence of five holes from 11 to 15. The picturesque 11th is a 459-yard straightaway par-4, where players tee off 100 feet above the fairway, which ends at Sixteen Mile Creek, just short of the green. John Daly left his mark, and a plaque is permanently displayed on the back tee deck, recounting Daly's attempt to reach the green with his tee shot. His ball landed in the creek.

In 2000, Tiger Woods dueled with Grant Waite over the final 18 holes, before finally subduing the New Zealander on the 72nd hole with what is probably the most memorable shot of his illustrious career so far. Holding a one-shot advantage, Woods found his tee shot in a fairway bunker, and after watching Waite put his second shot 30 feet from the hole, decided he had no choice but to go for the green. Woods sent a 6-iron which carried a lake and settled just past the flag, which was 218 yards away, and then had a chip and a putt for the title-clinching birdie. With the victory, Woods became only the second golfer to capture the U.S., British and Canadian Opens in the same year, earning him the Triple Crown trophy.

In 2009, Mark Calcavecchia scored nine consecutive birdies at the second round, breaking the PGA Tour record.

Canadian performances

A Canadian has not won the Canadian Open since Pat Fletcher in 1954, and one of the most exciting conclusions ever seen at the Open came in 2004, extending that streak. Mike Weir had never done well at the Glen Abbey Golf Course, the site of the tournament that week. In fact, he had only made the cut once at any of the Opens contested at Glen Abbey. But Weir clawed his way to the top of the leaderboard by Friday. And by the third day at the 100th anniversary Open, he had a three-stroke lead, and many Canadians were buzzing about the possibility of the streak's end. Weir started off with a double bogey, but then went 4-under to keep his 3-stroke lead, with only eight holes left. Yet, with the expectations of Canadian observers abnormally high, there was another roadblock in the way of Mike Weir: Vijay Singh. Singh did not pull away, and Weir had two more chances to win the tournament: a 25-foot putt for eagle on No. 18 in the first hole of sudden-death, and a 5-foot putt on No. 17, the second playoff hole. On the third playoff hole, Weir put his third shot into the water after a horrid drive and lay-up, and Singh was safely on the green in two. Singh won the Open and overtook Tiger Woods as the world's number one player.

Canadian David Hearn took a two-shot lead into the final round in 2015. He still had the lead as late as the 15th hole, but was being closely pursued by three players ranked near the top of the Official World Golf Ranking – Bubba Watson, Jim Furyk, and Jason Day. All four golfers had chances to win right until the end. Hearn was overtaken by champion Day's three consecutive birdies to close the round; Day finished one shot ahead of Watson, who also birdied the final three holes, narrowly missing an eagle attempt on a final hole greenside chip that would have tied. Day's fourth career Tour triumph came after he had just missed a potential tying putt on the final hole at the Open Championship the previous week. Hearn finished third, the best result by a Canadian since Weir's near-miss in 2004.

Event titles

Years	Event title
1904–1993, 2006–2007	Canadian Open
1994–2005	Bell Canadian Open
2008–present	RBC Canadian Open

Champions

• 

  George Sargent, winner of the 1912 Canadian Open at Rosedale Golf Club.

• 

  Tommy Armour, three-time Canadian Open champion in 1927, 1930 and 1934. Other three-time winners are Sam Snead and Lee Trevino.

• 

  Walter Hagen, winner at the 1931 Canadian Open Championship.

• 

  Arnold Palmer, 1955 Open winner, his first PGA Tour victory.

• 

  Greg Norman, two-time Canadian Open champion in 1984 and 1992.

• 

  Tiger Woods, champion of the 2000 Canadian Open and winner of the Triple Crown along with Lee Trevino (1971).

• 

  Jim Furyk, back-to-back Canadian Open winner in 2006–07, along with Jim Ferrier, James Douglas Edgar, Sam Snead and Leo Diegel.

Key

†	Tournament won in a playoff
*	Tournament won by an amateur
‡	Triple Crown of Golf winner

Year	Champion	Country	Course	Location	Score	To par	Winner's share ($)	Purse ($)
2015	Day, JasonJason Day	Australia	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	271	083 !−17	1,044,000	5,800,000
2014	Clark, TimTim Clark	South Africa	Royal Montreal Golf Club	Île Bizard, Quebec	263	083 !−17	1,026,000	5,700,000
2013	Snedeker, BrandtBrandt Snedeker	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	272	084 !−16	1,008,000	5,600,000
2012	Piercy, ScottScott Piercy	United States	Hamilton Golf and Country Club	Ancaster, Ontario	263	083 !−17	936,000	5,200,000
2011	O'Hair, SeanSean O'Hair †	United States	Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club	Vancouver, British Columbia	276	096 !−4	936,000	5,200,000
2010	Pettersson, CarlCarl Pettersson	Sweden	St. George's Golf and Country Club	Toronto, Ontario	266	086 !−14	918,000	5,100,000
2009	Green, NathanNathan Green †	Australia	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	270	082 !−18	918,000	5,100,000
2008	Reavie, ChezChez Reavie	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	267	083 !−17	900,000	5,000,000
2007	Furyk, JimJim Furyk (2)	United States	Angus Glen Golf Club (North Course)	Markham, Ontario	268	084 !−16	900,000	5,000,000
2006	Furyk, JimJim Furyk	United States	Hamilton Golf and Country Club	Ancaster, Ontario	266	086 !−14	900,000	5,000,000
2005	Calcavecchia, MarkMark Calcavecchia	United States	Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club	Vancouver, British Columbia	275	095 !−5	882,000	4,900,000
2004	Singh, VijayVijay Singh †	Fiji	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	275	091 !−9	810,000	4,500,000
2003	Tway, BobBob Tway †	United States	Hamilton Golf and Country Club	Ancaster, Ontario	272	092 !−8	756,000	4,200,000
2002	Rollins, JohnJohn Rollins †	United States	Angus Glen Golf Club (South Course)	Markham, Ontario	272	084 !−16	720,000	4,000,000
2001	Verplank, ScottScott Verplank	United States	Royal Montreal Golf Club	Ile-Bizard, Quebec !Île-Bizard, Quebec	266	086 !−14	684,000	3,800,000
2000	Woods, TigerTiger Woods ‡	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	266	078 !−22	594,000	3,300,000
1999	Sutton, HalHal Sutton	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	275	087 !−13	450,000	2,500,000
1998	Andrade, BillyBilly Andrade †	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	275	087 !−13	396,000	2,200,000
1997	Jones, SteveSteve Jones (2)	United States	Royal Montreal Golf Club	Ile-Bizard, Quebec !Île-Bizard, Quebec	275	095 !−5	270,000	1,500,000
1996	Hart, DudleyDudley Hart	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	202	086 !−14	270,000	1,500,000
1995	O'Meara, MarkMark O'Meara †	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	274	086 !−14	234,000	1,300,000
1994	Price, NickNick Price (2)	Zimbabwe	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	275	087 !−13	234,000	1,300,000
1993	Frost, DavidDavid Frost	South Africa	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	279	091 !−9	180,000	1,000,000
1992	Norman, GregGreg Norman (2) †	Australia	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	280	092 !−8	180,000	1,000,000
1991	Price, NickNick Price	Zimbabwe	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	273	085 !−15	180,000	1,000,000
1990	Levi, WayneWayne Levi	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	278	090 !−10	180,000	1,000,000
1989	Jones, SteveSteve Jones	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	271	083 !−17	162,000	900,000
1988	Green, KenKen Green	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	275	087 !−13	135,000	900,000
1987	Strange, CurtisCurtis Strange (2)	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	276	088 !−12	108,000	600,000
1986	Murphy, BobBob Murphy	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	280	092 !−8	108,000	600,000
1985	Strange, CurtisCurtis Strange	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	279	091 !−9	86,507	580,000
1984	Norman, GregGreg Norman	Australia	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	278	090 !−10	72,000	525,000
1983	Cook, JohnJohn Cook †	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	277	093 !−7	63,000	425,000
1982	Lietzke, BruceBruce Lietzke (2)	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	277	093 !−7	76,500	425,000
1981	Oosterhuis, PeterPeter Oosterhuis	England	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	280	096 !−4	76,500	425,000
1980	Gilder, BobBob Gilder	United States	Royal Montreal Golf Club	Ile-Bizard, Quebec !Île-Bizard, Quebec	274	094 !−6	63,000	350,000
1979	Trevino, LeeLee Trevino (3)	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	281	097 !−3	63,000	350,000
1978	Lietzke, BruceBruce Lietzke	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	283	099 !−1	50,000	250,000
1977	Trevino, LeeLee Trevino (2)	United States	Glen Abbey Golf Course	Oakville, Ontario	280	092 !−8	45,000	225,000
1976	Pate, JerryJerry Pate	United States	Essex Golf & Country Club	Windsor, Ontario	267	087 !−13	40,000	200,000
1975	Weiskopf, TomTom Weiskopf (2) †	United States	Royal Montreal Golf Club	Ile-Bizard, Quebec !Île-Bizard, Quebec	274	094 !−6	40,000	200,000
1974	Nichols, BobbyBobby Nichols	United States	Mississaugua Golf & Country Club	Mississauga, Ontario	270	090 !−10	40,000	200,000
1973	Weiskopf, TomTom Weiskopf	United States	Richelieu Valley Golf & Country Club	Ste. Julie de Vercheres, Quebec	278	094 !−6	35,000	175,000
1972	Brewer, GayGay Brewer	United States	Cherry Hill Club	Ridgeway, Ontario	275	091 !−9	30,000	150,000
1971	Trevino, LeeLee Trevino †‡	United States	Richelieu Valley Golf & Country Club	Ste. Julie de Vercheres, Quebec	275	091 !−9	30,000	150,000
1970	Zarley, KermitKermit Zarley	United States	London Hunt & Country Club	London, Ontario	279	091 !−9	25,000	125,000
1969	Aaron, TommyTommy Aaron †	United States	Pine Grove Golf & Country Club	St. Luc, Quebec	275	087 !−13	25,000	125,000
1968	Charles, BobBob Charles	New Zealand	St. George's Golf and Country Club	Toronto, Ontario	274	090 !−10	25,000	125,000
1967	Casper, BillyBilly Casper †	United States	Montreal Municipal Golf Club	Montreal, Quebec	279	095 !−5	30,000	100,000
1966	Massengale, DonDon Massengale	United States	Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club	Vancouver, British Columbia	280	096 !−4	20,000	100,000
1965	Littler, GeneGene Littler	United States	Mississaugua Golf & Country Club	Mississauga, Ontario	273	093 !−7	20,000	100,000
1964	Nagle, KelKel Nagle	Australia	Pine Grove Golf & Country Club	St. Luc, Quebec	277	089 !−11	7,500	50,000
1963	Ford, DougDoug Ford (2)	United States	Scarboro Golf and Country Club	Scarborough, Ontario	280	096 !−4	9,000	50,000
1962	Kroll, TedTed Kroll	United States	Le Club Laval-sur-le-Lac	Laval-sur-le-Lac, Quebec	278	090 !−10	4,300	30,000
1961	Cupit, JackyJacky Cupit	United States	Niakwa Country Club	Winnipeg, Manitoba	270	090 !−10	4,300	30,000
1960	Wall, Jr., ArtArt Wall, Jr.	United States	St. George's Golf and Country Club	Toronto, Ontario	269	085 !−15	3,500	25,000
1959	Ford, DougDoug Ford	United States	Islesmere Golf & Country Club	Montreal, Quebec	276	088 !−12	3,500	25,000
1958	Ellis, WesWes Ellis	United States	Royal Mayfair Golf & Country Club	Edmonton, Alberta	267	087 !−13	3,500	25,000
1957	Bayer, GeorgeGeorge Bayer	United States	Westmount Golf and Country Club	Kitchener, Ontario	271	087 !−13	3,500	25,000
1956	Sanders, DougDoug Sanders* †	United States	Beaconsfield Golf Club	Montreal, Quebec	273	089 !−11	2,400	15,000
1955	Palmer, ArnoldArnold Palmer	United States	Weston Golf and Country Club	Toronto, Ontario	265	077 !−23	2,400	15,000
1954	Fletcher, PatPat Fletcher	Canada	Point Grey Golf Club	Vancouver, British Columbia	280	092 !−8	3,000	15,000
1953	Douglas, DaveDave Douglas	United States	Scarboro Golf and Country Club	Scarborough, Ontario	273	089 !−11	3,000	15,000
1952	Palmer, JohnnyJohnny Palmer	United States	St. Charles Country Club	Winnipeg, Manitoba	263	079 !−21	3,000	15,000
1951	Ferrier, JimJim Ferrier (2)	Australia	Mississaugua Golf & Country Club	Mississauga, Ontario	273	093 !−7	2,250	15,000
1950	Ferrier, JimJim Ferrier	Australia	Royal Montreal Golf Club	Dorval, Quebec !Dorval, Quebec	271	091 !−9	2,000	10,000
1949	Harrison, E. J. "Dutch"E. J. "Dutch" Harrison	United States	St. George's Golf and Country Club	Toronto, Ontario	271	087 !−13	2,000	9,200
1948	Congdon, CharlesCharles Congdon	United States	Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club	Vancouver, British Columbia	280	096 !−4	2,000	9,000
1947	Locke, BobbyBobby Locke	South Africa	Scarboro Golf and Country Club	Scarborough, Ontario	268	084 !−16	2,000	10,000
1946	Fazio, GeorgeGeorge Fazio †	United States	Beaconsfield Golf Club	Montreal, Quebec	278	094 !−6	2,000	9,000
1945	Nelson, ByronByron Nelson	United States	Thornhill Golf Club	Thornhill, Ontario	280	092 !−8	2,000	10,000
1944	–	None	Cancelled due to World War II
1943	–	None	Cancelled due to World War II
1942	Wood, CraigCraig Wood	United States	Mississaugua Golf & Country Club	Mississauga, Ontario	275	095 !−5	1,000	3,000
1941	Snead, SamSam Snead (3)	United States	Lambton Golf Club	Toronto, Ontario	274	090 !−10	1,000	3,000
1940	Snead, SamSam Snead (2) †	United States	Scarboro Golf and Country Club	Scarborough, Ontario	281	097 !−3	1,000	3,000
1939	McSpaden, Harold "Jug"Harold "Jug" McSpaden	United States	Riverside Country Club	Saint John, New Brunswick	282	094 !−6	1,000	3,000
1938	Snead, SamSam Snead †	United States	Mississaugua Golf & Country Club	Mississauga, Ontario	277	097 !−3	1,000	3,000
1937	Cooper, HarryHarry Cooper (2)	England	St. Andrews Club	Toronto, Ontario	285	097 !−3	1,000	3,200
1936	Little, LawsonLawson Little	United States	St. Andrews Club	Toronto, Ontario	271	083 !−17	1,000	3,000
1935	Kunes, GeneGene Kunes	United States	Summerlea Golf Club	Montreal, Quebec	280	092 !−8	500	1,465
1934	Armour, TommyTommy Armour (3)	United States	Lakeview Golf Club	Toronto, Ontario	287	099 !−1	500	1,465
1933	Kirkwood, Sr., JoeJoe Kirkwood, Sr.	Australia	St. George's Golf and Country Club	Toronto, Ontario	282	098 !−2	500	1,465
1932	Cooper, HarryHarry Cooper	England	Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club	Ottawa, Ontario	290	102 !+2	500	1,465
1931	Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen †	United States	Mississaugua Golf & Country Club	Mississauga, Ontario	292	104 !+4	500	1,485
1930	Armour, TommyTommy Armour (2) †	United States	Hamilton Golf and Country Club	Ancaster, Ontario	273	093 !−7	500	1,475
1929	Diegel, LeoLeo Diegel (4)	United States	Kanawaki Golf Club	Kahnawake, Quebec	274	094 !−6	400	1,320
1928	Diegel, LeoLeo Diegel (3)	United States	Rosedale Golf Club	Toronto, Ontario	282	098 !−2	400	1,320
1927	Armour, TommyTommy Armour	United States	Toronto Golf Club	Mississauga, Ontario	288	100 !E	400	1,320
1926	Smith, MacdonaldMacdonald Smith	Scotland	Royal Montreal Golf Club	Dorval, Quebec !Dorval, Quebec	283	103 !+3	500	1,575
1925	Diegel, LeoLeo Diegel (2)	United States	Lambton Golf Club	Toronto, Ontario	295	111 !+11	500	900
1924	Diegel, LeoLeo Diegel	United States	Mt. Bruno Golf Club	St. Bruno, Quebec	285	101 !+1	400	750
1923	Hackney, ClarenceClarence Hackney	Scotland	Lakeview Golf Club	Toronto, Ontario	295	107 !+7	350	580
1922	Watrous, AlAl Watrous	United States	Mt. Bruno Golf Club	St. Bruno, Quebec	303	119 !+19	250	450
1921	Trovinger, WilliamWilliam Trovinger	United States	Toronto Golf Club	Mississauga, Ontario	293	105 !+5	250	450
1920	Edgar, James DouglasJames Douglas Edgar (2) †	England	Rivermead Golf Club	Aylmer, Quebec	298	110 !+10	300	600
1919	Edgar, James DouglasJames Douglas Edgar	England	Hamilton Golf and Country Club	Ancaster, Ontario	278	098 !−2	200	435
1918	–	None	Cancelled due to World War I
1917	–	None	Cancelled due to World War I
1916	–	None	Cancelled due to World War I
1915	–	None	Cancelled due to World War I
1914	Keffer, KarlKarl Keffer (2)	Canada	Toronto Golf Club	Mississauga, Ontario	300	112 !+12	100	265
1913	Murray, AlbertAlbert Murray (2)	Canada	Royal Montreal Golf Club	Dorval, Quebec !Dorval, Quebec	295	115 !+15	100	265
1912	Sargent, GeorgeGeorge Sargent	England	Rosedale Golf Club	Toronto, Ontario	299	119 !+19	100	265
1911	Murray, CharlesCharles Murray (2)	Canada	Royal Ottawa Golf Club	Aylmer, Quebec	314	126 !+26	100	265
1910	Kenny, DanielDaniel Kenny	United States	Lambton Golf Club	Toronto, Ontario	303	119 !+19	100	265
1909	Keffer, KarlKarl Keffer	Canada	Toronto Golf Club	Mississauga, Ontario	309	121 !+21	100	265
1908	Murray, AlbertAlbert Murray	Canada	Royal Montreal Golf Club	Dorval, Quebec !Dorval, Quebec	300	120 !+20	80	225
1907	Barrett, PercyPercy Barrett	England	Lambton Golf Club	Toronto, Ontario	306	122 !+22	80	245
1906	Murray, CharlesCharles Murray	Canada	Royal Ottawa Golf Club	Aylmer, Quebec	170 (36 holes)	126 !+26	70	225
1905	Cumming, GeorgeGeorge Cumming	Canada	Toronto Golf Club	Mississauga, Ontario	148 (36 holes)	108 !+8	60	225
1904	Oke, John H.John H. Oke	England	Royal Montreal Golf Club	Dorval, Quebec !Dorval, Quebec	156 (36 holes)	116 !+16	60	170

Source

Multiple and consecutive champions

This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Canadian Open.

Deceased golfer †

Major championship winner the same year as the Open win ‡

Major championship winner M

Country	Golfer	Total	Years
United States	Diegel, LeoLeo Diegel ‡†M	4	1924, 1925, 1928, 1929
United States	Armour, TommyTommy Armour ‡†M	3	1927, 1930, 1934
United States	Snead, SamSam Snead M†	3	1938, 1940, 1941
United States	Trevino, LeeLee Trevino ‡M	3	1971, 1977, 1979TC
Canada	Murray, CharlesCharles Murray †	2	1906, 1911
Canada	Murray, AlbertAlbert Murray †	2	1908, 1913
Canada	Karl Keffer †	2	1909, 1914
England	Edgar, James DouglasJames Douglas Edgar †	2	1919, 1920
England	Cooper, HarryHarry Cooper †	2	1932, 1937
Australia	Ferrier, JimJim Ferrier M†	2	1950, 1951
United States	Ford, DougDoug Ford M	2	1959, 1963
United States	Weiskopf, TomTom Weiskopf ‡M	2	1973, 1975
United States	Lietzke, BruceBruce Lietzke	2	1978, 1982
United States	Strange, CurtisCurtis Strange M	2	1985, 1987
Australia	Norman, GregGreg Norman M	2	1984, 1992
Zimbabwe	Price, NickNick Price ‡M	2	1991, 1994
United States	Jones, SteveSteve Jones M	2	1989, 1997
United States	Furyk, JimJim Furyk M	2	2006, 2007

• Bolded years and player names means back-to-back wins
• ^TC denotes Triple-Crown winner in 1971.

Champions by nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.

Rank	Country	Wins	Winners	First title	Last title
1	United States	72	55	1910	2013
T2	England	8	6	1904	1981
	Australia	8	6	1933	2015
4	Canada	7	4	1906	1954
T5	Scotland	3	3	1905	1926
	South Africa	3	3	1947	2014
6	Zimbabwe	2	1	1991	1994
T8	New Zealand	1	1	1968
	Fiji	1	1	2004
	Sweden	1	1	2010

Trophies

• Canadian Amateur Trophy 1895–1907
• The Seagram Gold Cup 1935–1970
• The Du Maurier Trophy 1971–1993
• Earl Grey Trophy 1908–
• RBC Canadian Open Trophy 1994–present
• Rivermead Challenge Cup (presented to low Canadian) 1936–1961, 2007–

Future sites

Year	Edition	Course	City	Dates
2016	107th	Glen Abbey	Oakville, Ontario	July 21–24

See also

• Triple Crown of Golf

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site