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
Location	Alberta, Canada
Established	1935
Course(s)	Trestle Creek Golf Resort
Tour(s)	Canadian Tour (until 1999)
Format	Stroke play
Month played	June
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

Year	Venue	Winner[5]	Score	Ref
SVR Alberta Open
2019	Trestle Creek	Andrew Harrison (am)	202 (−14)	[6]
2018	River Spirit	Wes Heffernan	203 (−13)	[7]
2017	Sundre	Dustin Risdon	139 (−5)	[8]
Alberta Open
2016	RedTail Landing	Brett Hogan	134 (−10)	[9]
2015	Carnmoney	James Love	135 (−7)	[10]
2014	Wolf Creek	Riley Fleming	204 (−9)	[11]
2013	RedTail Landing	Riley Fleming	138 (−6)	[12]
2012	Carnmoney	Wes Heffernan	210 (−3)	[13]
RBC Insurance Alberta Open
2011	Carnmoney	Wes Heffernan	207 (−6)[lower-alpha 1]	[14]
2010	Carnmoney	Jamie Kureluk	131 (−11)[lower-alpha 2]	[15]
Alberta Open presented by Fidelity Investments
2009	Carnmoney	Ryan Yip	203 (−13)	[16]
Wolverton Alberta Open
2008	Carnmoney	Wes Heffernan	140 (−4)	[17]
Alberta Open
2007	Carnmoney	Wes Heffernan	130 (−14)	[18]
2006	Carnmoney	Wes Heffernan	134 (−10)	[19]
2005	RedTail Landing	Kris Wasylowich (am)	137 (−7)	[20]
2004	RedTail Landing	Brandon Markiw (am)	138 (−6)
2003	RedTail Landing	Stuart Hendley	141 (−3)[lower-alpha 3]
2000–2002	No tournament
Henry Singer Alberta Open
1999	Wolf Creek	Brian Kontak	266 (−18)
1998	Wolf Creek	Brian Kontak	260 (−20)
1997	Wolf Creek	Ray Freeman	204 (−6)[lower-alpha 4]	[21]
1996	Wolf Creek	Trevor Dodds	270 (−10)	[22]
1995	Wolf Creek	Ian Hutchings	268 (−12)	[23]
Alberta Open
1994	Wolf Creek	Jim Rutledge	271 (−9)	[24]
Allianz Alberta Open
1993	Wolf Creek	Don Fardon	273 (−7)	[25]
Canadian Home Assurance Alberta Open
1992	Wolf Creek	Richard Backwell	276 (−4)[lower-alpha 5]	[26]
1991	Wolf Creek	Rick Todd	276 (−4)	[27]
Phoenix Sportswear Alberta Open
1990	Wolf Creek	Bruce Bulina	274 (−6)[lower-alpha 6]	[28]
1989	Wolf Creek	Frank Edmonds	269 (−11)	[29]
Alberta Open
1988	Wolf Creek	Kirk Triplett	279 (−1)[lower-alpha 7]	[30]
1987	Wolf Creek	Ian Roberts	206 (−4)	[31]
1986	Mayfair	Randy Hill (am)	212 (+2)	[32]
1985	Pinebrook	Drew Hartt (am)	208 (−5)	[33]
1984	Highlands	Kelly Murray	213 (E)	[34]
1983	Elks Club	Norman Gray (am)	213 (E)[lower-alpha 8]
1982	Derrick	Wayne Bygrave Richard Senetchko (am)	68 (tie)[lower-alpha 9]
1981	Elks Club	Sandy Harper	141 (−1)[lower-alpha 10]
1980	Windermere	Keith Alexander (am)	213 (E)
1979	Connaught	Tournament cancelled[lower-alpha 11]
1978	Windermere	Gar Hamilton	209 (−4)
1977	Willow Park	Dave Barr	204 (−9)
1976	Red Deer	Moe Norman	212 (−4) [lower-alpha 12]
1975	Earl Grey	Bob Panasiuk	209 (−4)	[35]
1974	Derrick	Bob Panasiuk	206 (−7)	[36]
1973	Silver Springs	Al Balding	214 (−2)	[37]
1972	Highlands	Greg Pitzer	204 (−9)	[38]
1971	Calgary	Moe Norman	201 (−9)	[39]
1970	Mayfair	Stan Homenuik	205 (−5)	[40]
1969	Earl Grey	Bobby Cox	210 (−3)	[41]
1968	Edmonton	Wayne Vollmer	213 (E)[lower-alpha 13]	[42]
1967	Glendale	Keith Alexander (am)	207 (−9)	[43]
1966	Canyon Meadows	Moe Norman	214 (+1)[lower-alpha 14]	[44]
1965	Highlands	Wilf Homenuik	211 (−2)	[45]
1964	Red Deer	Doug Silverberg (am)	203 (−13)	[46]
1963		No tournament[lower-alpha 15]
1962	Calgary	Bill Thomson	210 (E)	[47]
1961	Windermere	Wilf Homenuik	211 (−2)	[48]
1960	Earl Grey	Bob Wylie (am)	208 (−2)	[49]
1959	Edmonton	Buddy Loftus	213 (E)[lower-alpha 16]	[50]
1958	Earl Grey	Tournament cancelled[lower-alpha 17]
1957	Highlands	Pete Olynyk	212 (−1)[lower-alpha 18]	[51]
1956	Calgary	Bob Wylie	217 (+7)	[52]
1955	Mayfair	Stan Leonard	210 (E)	[53]
1954	Earl Grey	Frank Willey	208 (−2)	[54]
1953	Edmonton	Frank Willey	205 (−8)	[55]
1952	Calgary	Henry Martell	283 (+3)	[56]
1951	Highlands	Buddy Loftus	281 (−7)	[57]
1950	Earl Grey	Stan Leonard	276 (−4)	[58]
1949	Mayfair	Stan Leonard	269 (−11)	[59]
1948	Calgary	Buddy Loftus (am)	285 (+5)	[60]
1947	Edmonton	Stan Leonard	277 (−7)
1946	Calgary	Bill Tait (am)	288 (+8)[lower-alpha 19]	[61][62]
1945	Highlands	Henry Martell (am)	287 (−1)	[63]
1944	Calgary	Henry Martell (am)	268 (−12)[lower-alpha 20]	[64]
1943	Calgary	Stan Leonard	293 (+13)	[65]
1942	Mayfair	Stan Leonard	279 (−1)	[66]
1941	Edmonton	Stan Leonard	272 (−12)	[67]
1940	Calgary	Fred Wood	274 (−6)	[68]
1939	Mayfair	Stan Leonard	286 (+6)	[69]
1938	Calgary	Fred Wood	276 (−4)	[70]
1937	Edmonton	Stan Leonard	291 (+7)
1936	Mayfair	Henry Martell (am)	148 (+4)[lower-alpha 21]
1935	Calgary	Stewart Vickers (am)	141	[71]
1934	Edmonton	Joe Pryke	140 (−2)	[72]
1933	Calgary	Lionel Morrison (am)	143
1932	Mayfair	Joe Pryke	140
1931	Calgary	Ronnie MacWilliams	144
1930	Edmonton	Jimmy Rimmer	149
1929	Calgary	Ronnie MacWilliams	149
1928[lower-alpha 22]	Mayfair	Tom McGrath	150
1927	Calgary	Tommy Morrison	153[lower-alpha 23]
1926	Edmonton	Jimmy Rimmer	150
1925[lower-alpha 22]	Calgary	Jack Cuthbert (am)	152
1924	Mayfair	Art Cruttenden	150
1923	Calgary	Carson MacWilliams (am)	150[lower-alpha 24]
1922	Edmonton	Duncan Sutherland	156
1921	Calgary St Andrews	Tom Watson	142
1920	Calgary	Bobby Mair	157[lower-alpha 25]
1919	Edmonton	Art Cruttenden	155
1915–1918	No tournament due to World War I
1914	Calgary St Andrews	Thomas Gillespie	157
1913	Edmonton	Jack Walton	167
1912	Calgary	W. Barrett	159

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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External links

• Official website