Edmonton Open Explained

Edmonton Open
Location:Alberta, Canada
Establishment:1993
Tour:Canadian Tour
Format:Stroke play
Final Year:2009
Aggregate:264 Aaron Barber (2001)
To-Par:−21 Matt Daniel (2002)
Final Champion: James Hahn

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.

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

YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
Telus Edmonton Open
2009 Glendale 272 (−16)
2008 Windermere 266 (−18)
2007 Edmonton 265 (−19)
2006 Glendale 272 (−16)
2005 Edmonton 267 (−17)
2004 Derrick 272 (−12)
2003 Windermere 273 (−11)
2002 Glendale 267 (−21)
2001 Edmonton 264 (−20)
2000 Derrick 270 (−14)
1999 Mayfair 267 (−17)
1998 Glendale 208 (−8)
1997 Windermere 274 (−10)
ED TEL PLAnet Open
1996 The Ranch 265 (−15) [3]
Klondike Golf Klassic
1995 The Ranch 265 (−15)
1994 The Ranch 275 (−5) [4]
1993 The Ranch 271 (−9) [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Canadian Tour to add event in Edmonton . Calgary Herald . Calgary, Alberta, Canada . April 30, 1992 . 49 . Newspapers.com . March 18, 2020.
  2. News: Future of tour events a question of "optics" . December 4, 2009 . 64 . The Province . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 11, 2020.
  3. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Mark McCormack

    . The World of Professional Golf 1997 . Mark McCormack . 418 . IMG Publishing . 1997 . 1878843176.

  4. News: Klassic battle S.African captures Klondike playoff . Edmonton Journal . Edmonton, Alberta, Canada . July 4, 1994 . 29 . Newspapers.com . March 18, 2020.
  5. News: Aussie Powers way to Klondike crown . Times Colonist . Victoria, British Columbia, Canada . July 5, 1993 . 14 . Newspapers.com . March 18, 2020.