2020 PGA Tour Canada explained
| Year: | 2020 |
| Tour: | PGA Tour Canada |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2020 PGA Tour Canada, titled as the 2020 Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada for sponsorship reasons, was intended to be the 35th season of the Canadian Tour, and the eighth under the operation and running of the PGA Tour.
In-season changes
In early March, the tour's four remaining qualifying tournaments were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On April 16, it was announced that the first six tournaments would also be postponed.[2] On May 29, the tour announced the cancellation of the entire season.[3]
With the cancellation of the season, the PGA Tour created an eight tournament LocaliQ Series based in the United States in which tour members, along with members of those of the suspended 2020 PGA Tour Latinoamérica and the canceled 2020 PGA Tour China seasons, would be eligible to compete.[4] In addition, four tournaments, the Canada Life Series, were played in Canada in August and September to provide Canadian-based players some playing opportunities.[5]
Schedule
The following table lists intended official events during the 2020 season.[6]
| Date | Tournament | Location |
|---|
| May 31 | | British Columbia |
| Jun 7 | | British Columbia |
| Jun 14 | | British Columbia |
| Jun 28 | | Alberta |
| Jul 5 | | Prince Edward Island |
| Jul 12 | | Ontario |
| Jul 19 | | Ontario |
| Aug 9 | | Alberta |
| Aug 16 | | Manitoba |
| Aug 23 | | Minnesota |
| Aug 30 | | Ontario |
| Sep 13 | | Quebec |
| Sep 20 | | Ontario | |
Canada Life Series
A series of four 54-hole tournaments was organised in August and September.[6]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(C$) | Winner |
|---|
| Aug 12 | Canada Life Series at Bear Mountain | British Columbia | 50,000 |  Evan Holmes |
| Aug 19 | Canada Life Series at Bear Mountain | British Columbia | 50,000 |  Cao Yi |
| Sep 4 | Canada Life Series at TPC Toronto | Ontario | 50,000 |  Albert Pistorius |
| Sep 11 | Canada Life Series Championship at TPC Toronto | Ontario | 50,000 | Laurent Desmarchais (a) | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations . PGA Tour . March 17, 2020 . August 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200317220642/https://www.pgatour.com/company/2020/03/17/pga-tour-news-tournament-cancellations-rbc-heritage-zurich-classic-new-orleans-wells-fargo-championship-att-byron-nelson-pga-championship.html . March 17, 2020.
- Web site: PGA Tour announces schedule adjustments for remainder of 2019–20 FedExCup season, releases fall portion of 2020–21 PGA Tour Regular Season schedule . PGA Tour . April 16, 2020 . August 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007220755/https://www.pgatour.com/news/2020/04/16/pga-tour-schedule-adjustments-2019-2020-fedexcup-season-2020-2021-regular-season-coronavirus.html . October 7, 2022.
- Web site: Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada cancels 2020 season . PGA Tour . May 29, 2020 . August 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200531224325/https://www.pgatour.com/canada/en_us/news/2020/05/29/mackenzie-tour-pga-tour-canada-cancels-2020-season-coronavirus-covid-19.html . May 31, 2020.
- Web site: PGA Tour announces eight-tournament series for players from smaller circuits . Golf Digest . Brian . Wacker . July 14, 2020 . July 15, 2020.
- Web site: Canada Life Series: Four tournaments, four champions, for charity . PGA Tour . September 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007120712/https://www.pgatour.com/canada/en_us/news/2020/09/14/canada-life-series--four-tournaments--four-champions--for-charit.html . October 7, 2022.
- Web site: 2020 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . August 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200914133010/https://www.pgatour.com/canada/en_us/tournaments/schedule.html . September 14, 2020.
