Ontario Open Explained

Ontario Open
Location:Ontario, Canada
Establishment:1923
Course:Woodington Lake GC
Tour:Canadian Tour
Format:Stroke play
Purse:C$200,000
Month Played:July
Current Champion: Noah Goodwin

The Ontario Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Canada that is held in Ontario, Canada.

It was founded in 1923 and held every year through 1979, when the Peter Jackson Tour ended. After a long hiatus, an attempted revival in 1989 lasted only one year[1] before the tournament returned for a five year run from 1992 to 1996, during which it was sponsored by the town of Newmarket, Ontario in the first year and then by Export "A" cigarettes.[2] Another lengthy hiatus followed until the tournament returned as a non-tour event in 2019.[3] The following year, it rejoined the tour schedule.

Through 1947 the Ontario Open was a simple 36-hole medal. Except for a three year span from 1960 to 1962 when it was a 72-hole event, from 1948 until it was cancelled in 1979 it was a 54-hole event. Except for 2019, it has been played as a 72-hole event every year since its first revival.

Winners

YearVenueWinner[4] ScoreRef
Sotheby's International Realty Canada Ontario Open
2022 Woodington Lake 267
2020–2021 No tournament
Ontario Open
2019 Woodington Lake 208
1997–2018 No tournament
Export "A" Inc. Ontario Open
1996 St Thomas 274 (−10)
1995 Forest City National 273 (−15)
1994 Forest City National 278 (−10)
1993 Bridgewater270 (−18)
Ontario Open
1992 Glenway 270
1990 - 91 No tournament
1989 Lookout Point 278
1980 - 88 No tournament
1979 205
1978 St Thomas 212
1977 Cultan 201 (−9)
1976 Mount Hope 203
1975 Barrie 210 (−6)
1974 Bayview 202 (−11)
1973 Islington 211 (+1)
1972 213 (+3)
1971 Weston 207 (−6)
1970 Cutten 201 (−9)
1969 St Catherines Nick Weslock (am) 208
1968 Pine Valley Gary Cowan (am) 204 (−9)
1967 Islington 208
1966 Cataraqui Doug Mossop (am) 209 (−1)
1965 Trafalgar Nick Weslock (am) 204
1964 Islington Nick Weslock (am) 208
1963 Pine Valley 211
1962 Beach Grove Nick Weslock (am) 277
1961 Islington 275
1960 Cherry Hill 275
1959 St Catherines Nick Weslock (am) 208
1958 Cataraqui 211
1957 St Catherines 207 (−6)
1956 Brentford 207
1955 Cataraqui 210
1954 Cedar Brae 208 (−2)
1953 Jerry Kesselring (am) 209
1952 Jerry Kesselring (am) 211
1951 209 (−4)
1950 215
1949 Essex Nick Weslock (am) 212 [5]
1948 210 (−3)
1947 St George's 142
1946 Burlington Nick Wisnock (am) 134
1945 Royal York Phil Farley (am) 142
1944 Royal York 144
1943 Royal York 146
1942 Cedar Brae Phil Farley (am) 139
1941 Hamilton 138
1940 Erie Downs 139 (−5)
1939 Burlington 141
1938 Summit 140
1937 139 [6]
1936 144 [7]
1935 Scarboro 145 [8]
1934 143 [9]
1933 Toronto 146 [10]
1932 137 [11]
1931 Summit 144 [12]
1930 Toronto 151 [13]
1929 Lakeview 148 [14]
1928 Hamilton 142 [15]
1927 Rosedale 150 [16]
1926 York Downs 146 [17]
1925 Summit 144 [18]
1924 Toronto 152 [19]
1923 Lakeview 153 [20]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ontario Open in trouble . National Post . Toronto, Ontario, Canada . 24 March 1993 . 49 . Newspapers.com . 12 March 2020.
  2. News: Open, Skins Game highs on Ontario golf schedule . The Ottawa Citizen . Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . 28 April 1993 . 22 . Newspapers.com . 12 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Historic Ontario Open set to return in 2019 . Golf News Now . March 31, 2019 . March 20, 2020.
  4. Web site: Past Results Ontario Open . Golf Ontario . March 20, 2020.
  5. News: Nick does repeat on Wisnock's win . The Windsor Star . Windsor, Ontario, Canada . August 29, 1949 . 25 . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  6. News: Bobby Alston is winner of playoff for Ontario Open title . July 19, 1937 . 14 . The Ottawa Journal . Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  7. News: Borthwick takes Ontario Open golf . July 20, 1936 . 15 . The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  8. News: Lex Robson annexes Ontario Open honors . July 27, 1935 . 22 . The Winnipeg Tribune . Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  9. News: McGrath takes Ontario title . July 25, 1934 . 20 . The Windsor Star . Windsor, Ontario, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  10. News: Hulbert winner of Ontario Open . August 4, 1933 . 15 . The Ottawa Journal . Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  11. News: Willie Lamb is winner of Ontario Open title . June 29, 1932 . 20 . The Ottawa Journal . Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  12. News: Dave Spittal wins Ontario Open golf . June 27, 1931 . 19 . The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  13. News: Gordon Brydson of hockey fame wins Ontario Open . July 16, 1930 . 11 . Star-Phoenix . Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  14. News: Ontario Open won by Dave Spittal . July 17, 1929 . 13 . The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  15. News: Hulbert victor in Ontario Open golf . July 18, 1928 . 12 . The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  16. News: Andrew Kay wins playoff match for Ontario Open golf . June 15, 1927 . 20 . The Vancouver Sun . Vancouver British Columbia, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  17. News: Andy Kay wins Ontario Open golfing title . June 22, 1926 . 11 . The Ottawa Citizen . Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  18. News: Thomson wins Ontario Open . June 23, 1925 . 17 . Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  19. News: Freeman now Ontario Open golf champion . June 25, 1924 . 16 . The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.
  20. News: Andrew Kay victor in Ontario Open . June 26, 1923 . 13 . The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec, Canada . Newspapers.com . March 19, 2020.