Labatt Open Explained
The Labatt Open was a golf event on the PGA Tour that was played in Canada from 1953 to 1957. It was sponsored by the Labatt Brewing Company, and played at several different venues.[1] It was canceled after the 1957 season when suitable dates in 1958 could not be agreed.[2]
Billy Casper won the first of his 51 PGA Tour wins at this event in 1956.[3]
Tournament hosts
- 1953 Summerlea Golf & Country Club, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
- 1954 Scarboro Golf & Country Club, Scarborough, Ontario
- 1955 Summerlea Golf & Country Club, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
- 1956 Royal Quebec Golf Club, Boischatel, Quebec
- 1957 Islesmere Golf & Country Club, Sainte-Dorothée, Quebec
Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin
of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's
share ($) | Ref |
|---|
| 1953 | | | 265 | −15 | 5 strokes | | 5,000 | [4] |
| 1954 | | | 269 | −15 | 4 strokes | | 5,000 | [5] |
| 1955 | | | 272 | −8 | Playoff | | 5,000 | [6] |
| 1956 | | | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | | 5,000 | [7] |
| 1957 | | | 278 | −10 | 3 strokes | | 3,500 | [8] | |
Notes and References
- News: Canada will have $25,000 golf tourney next summer . December 13, 1952 . 36 . Edmonton Journal . Alberta, Canada . CP . Newspapers.com . March 18, 2020.
- News: LaBatt golf meet canceled . December 15, 1957 . 70 . The Pittsburgh Press . Pennsylvania . UP . Newspapers.com . March 18, 2020.
- Web site: The Year in Golf, 1956 . 2007-11-19 . February 4, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080204153555/http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/p/timeline1956.htm . dead .
- News: Doug Ford Wins Labatt Open With 15-under-par 265 . The Montreal Gazette . Mcauley . Ed. . August 24, 1953 . 18.
- News: Holscher Shoots 63 to Win Toronto Open . The Montreal Gazette . Wheatley . W. R. . August 30, 1954 . 21.
- News: Littler Beat Leonard in Play-off to Win Open Golf . The Montreal Gazette . Mcauley . Ed. . August 29, 1955 . 21.
- News: Bill Casper (274) Wins $26,800 Open . The Montreal Gazette . Mcauley . Ed. . July 16, 1956 . 49.
- News: Paul Harney Wins $29,000 Open With 278, Bayer 2nd . The Montreal Gazette . Mcauley . Ed. . July 8, 1957 . 25.
