Alberta Open

The Alberta Open is a golf tournament that is held in Alberta, Canada. It was an important event on the Canadian Tour and its predecessors until 1999 when it endured a brief hiatus after losing its main sponsors. It returned as an event on the provincial circuit in 2002.[1]

Alberta Open
Tournament information
LocationAlberta, Canada
Established1935
Course(s)Trestle Creek Golf Resort
Tour(s)Canadian Tour (until 1999)
FormatStroke play
Month playedJune
Current champion
Andrew Harrison

Although tournament organisers, Alberta Golf, state that the Alberta Open was first played in 1935,[2] the origins of the tournament can be traced back further, with an open championship being introduced to the Alberta Golf Association provincial tournament week in around 1912.

Originally a one-day 36-hole event played during the provincial tournament week alongside the amateur championship, the Alberta Open became a separate 72-hole tournament in 1937.[3] In response to not attracting as many big-name players as hoped, in 1953 prize money was substantially reduced and the tournament was cut to 54-holes.[4] As the Canadian Tour established itself in the late 1980s, the Alberta Open was again extended to 72-holes in 1988. Following its revival in 2002, it has been contested over both 36 and 54 holes.

Winners
YearVenueWinner[5]ScoreRef
SVR Alberta Open
2019Trestle Creek Andrew Harrison (am)202 (−14)[6]
2018River Spirit Wes Heffernan203 (−13)[7]
2017Sundre Dustin Risdon139 (−5)[8]
Alberta Open
2016RedTail Landing Brett Hogan134 (−10)[9]
2015Carnmoney James Love135 (−7)[10]
2014Wolf Creek Riley Fleming204 (−9)[11]
2013RedTail Landing Riley Fleming138 (−6)[12]
2012Carnmoney Wes Heffernan210 (−3)[13]
RBC Insurance Alberta Open
2011Carnmoney Wes Heffernan207 (−6)[lower-alpha 1][14]
2010Carnmoney Jamie Kureluk131 (−11)[lower-alpha 2][15]
Alberta Open presented by Fidelity Investments
2009Carnmoney Ryan Yip203 (−13)[16]
Wolverton Alberta Open
2008Carnmoney Wes Heffernan140 (−4)[17]
Alberta Open
2007Carnmoney Wes Heffernan130 (−14)[18]
2006Carnmoney Wes Heffernan134 (−10)[19]
2005RedTail Landing Kris Wasylowich (am)137 (−7)[20]
2004RedTail Landing Brandon Markiw (am)138 (−6)
2003RedTail Landing Stuart Hendley141 (−3)[lower-alpha 3]
2000–2002No tournament
Henry Singer Alberta Open
1999Wolf Creek Brian Kontak266 (−18)
1998Wolf Creek Brian Kontak260 (−20)
1997Wolf Creek Ray Freeman204 (−6)[lower-alpha 4][21]
1996Wolf Creek Trevor Dodds270 (−10)[22]
1995Wolf Creek Ian Hutchings268 (−12)[23]
Alberta Open
1994Wolf Creek Jim Rutledge271 (−9)[24]
Allianz Alberta Open
1993Wolf Creek Don Fardon273 (−7)[25]
Canadian Home Assurance Alberta Open
1992Wolf Creek Richard Backwell276 (−4)[lower-alpha 5][26]
1991Wolf Creek Rick Todd276 (−4)[27]
Phoenix Sportswear Alberta Open
1990Wolf Creek Bruce Bulina274 (−6)[lower-alpha 6][28]
1989Wolf Creek Frank Edmonds269 (−11)[29]
Alberta Open
1988Wolf Creek Kirk Triplett279 (−1)[lower-alpha 7][30]
1987Wolf Creek Ian Roberts206 (−4)[31]
1986Mayfair Randy Hill (am)212 (+2)[32]
1985Pinebrook Drew Hartt (am)208 (−5)[33]
1984Highlands Kelly Murray213 (E)[34]
1983Elks Club Norman Gray (am)213 (E)[lower-alpha 8]
1982Derrick Wayne Bygrave
Richard Senetchko (am)		68 (tie)[lower-alpha 9]
1981Elks Club Sandy Harper141 (−1)[lower-alpha 10]
1980Windermere Keith Alexander (am)213 (E)
1979ConnaughtTournament cancelled[lower-alpha 11]
1978Windermere Gar Hamilton209 (−4)
1977Willow Park Dave Barr204 (−9)
1976Red Deer Moe Norman212 (−4) [lower-alpha 12]
1975Earl Grey Bob Panasiuk209 (−4)[35]
1974Derrick Bob Panasiuk206 (−7)[36]
1973Silver Springs Al Balding214 (−2)[37]
1972Highlands Greg Pitzer204 (−9)[38]
1971Calgary Moe Norman201 (−9)[39]
1970Mayfair Stan Homenuik205 (−5)[40]
1969Earl Grey Bobby Cox210 (−3)[41]
1968Edmonton Wayne Vollmer213 (E)[lower-alpha 13][42]
1967Glendale Keith Alexander (am)207 (−9)[43]
1966Canyon Meadows Moe Norman214 (+1)[lower-alpha 14][44]
1965Highlands Wilf Homenuik211 (−2)[45]
1964Red Deer Doug Silverberg (am)203 (−13)[46]
1963No tournament[lower-alpha 15]
1962Calgary Bill Thomson210 (E)[47]
1961Windermere Wilf Homenuik211 (−2)[48]
1960Earl Grey Bob Wylie (am)208 (−2)[49]
1959Edmonton Buddy Loftus213 (E)[lower-alpha 16][50]
1958Earl GreyTournament cancelled[lower-alpha 17]
1957Highlands Pete Olynyk212 (−1)[lower-alpha 18][51]
1956Calgary Bob Wylie217 (+7)[52]
1955Mayfair Stan Leonard210 (E)[53]
1954Earl Grey Frank Willey208 (−2)[54]
1953Edmonton Frank Willey205 (−8)[55]
1952Calgary Henry Martell283 (+3)[56]
1951Highlands Buddy Loftus281 (−7)[57]
1950Earl Grey Stan Leonard276 (−4)[58]
1949Mayfair Stan Leonard269 (−11)[59]
1948Calgary Buddy Loftus (am)285 (+5)[60]
1947Edmonton Stan Leonard277 (−7)
1946Calgary Bill Tait (am)288 (+8)[lower-alpha 19][61][62]
1945Highlands Henry Martell (am)287 (−1)[63]
1944Calgary Henry Martell (am)268 (−12)[lower-alpha 20][64]
1943Calgary Stan Leonard293 (+13)[65]
1942Mayfair Stan Leonard279 (−1)[66]
1941Edmonton Stan Leonard272 (−12)[67]
1940Calgary Fred Wood274 (−6)[68]
1939Mayfair Stan Leonard286 (+6)[69]
1938Calgary Fred Wood276 (−4)[70]
1937Edmonton Stan Leonard291 (+7)
1936Mayfair Henry Martell (am)148 (+4)[lower-alpha 21]
1935Calgary Stewart Vickers (am)141[71]
1934Edmonton Joe Pryke140 (−2)[72]
1933Calgary Lionel Morrison (am)143
1932Mayfair Joe Pryke140
1931Calgary Ronnie MacWilliams144
1930Edmonton Jimmy Rimmer149
1929Calgary Ronnie MacWilliams149
1928[lower-alpha 22]Mayfair Tom McGrath150
1927Calgary Tommy Morrison153[lower-alpha 23]
1926Edmonton Jimmy Rimmer150
1925[lower-alpha 22]Calgary Jack Cuthbert (am)152
1924Mayfair Art Cruttenden150
1923Calgary Carson MacWilliams (am)150[lower-alpha 24]
1922Edmonton Duncan Sutherland156
1921Calgary St Andrews Tom Watson142
1920Calgary Bobby Mair157[lower-alpha 25]
1919Edmonton Art Cruttenden155
1915–1918No tournament due to World War I
1914Calgary St Andrews Thomas Gillespie157
1913Edmonton Jack Walton167
1912Calgary W. Barrett159
  1. Heffernan won after a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Final round abandoned due to rain and snow.
  3. Hendley won after a sudden-death playoff.
  4. Final round cancelled due to bad weather; Freeman won with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. Backwell won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. Bulina won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. Triplett won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. Gray won after a sudden-death playoff.
  9. Cancelled after one round due to rain leaving the course unplayable.
  10. Tournament reduced to 36-holes due to rain.
  11. Tournament cancelled due to lack of entries.
  12. Norman won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  13. Vollmer won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  14. Norman won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  15. Tournament not held due to the Canadian Open being held in Edmonton.
  16. Loftus won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  17. Tournament cancelled due to dates conflicting with the Manitoba Open.
  18. Olynyk won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff; all four players parred the first extra hole.
  19. Tait won following an 18-hole playoff; Bill Tait 68, Pat Fletcher 71, Duane Barr 73.
  20. Martell won by a margin of 23 strokes.
  21. Martell won following an 18-hole playoff; Henry Martell 76, Bob Proctor 79.
  22. Also served as the Western Canada Open.
  23. Morrison won following an 18-hole playoff; Tommy Morrison 76, Jim Hutcheson (am) 81.
  24. MacWilliams won following an 18-hole playoff; Carson MacWilliams (am) ??, Art Cruttenden ??.
  25. Mair won following an 18-hole playoff; Bobby Mair 80, J. Munro Hunter (am) 83.

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