Telus Open Explained

Telus Open
Location:Quebec, Canada
Establishment:2000
Course:Le Versant GC (2000, 2002)
Quatre Domaines GC (2001)
Tour:Canadian Tour
Quebec PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Purse:C$200,000
Final Year:2002
Aggregate:269 Paul Devenport (2001)
269 Ken Duke (2001)
To-Par:−19 Paul Devenport (2001)
−19 Ken Duke (2001)
Final Champion: Hank Kuehne

The Telus Open was a golf tournament that was held in the Greater Montreal area in Quebec, Canada. First held in 2000 as the QuebecTel Open, it had one of the largest purses on the Canadian Tour and the biggest on the Quebec PGA Tour.[1] It was held for the final time in 2002.

All three editions of the Telus sponsored tournament resulted in a tie at the end of the 72-holes of regulation play, necessitating sudden-death playoffs to determine the winners.

Winners

YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
Telus Open
2002 Le Versant 273 (−15) [2]
2001 Quatre Domaines 269 (−19) [3]
QuebecTel Open
2000 Le Versant 274 (−14) [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: $1-million-plus purse sets record . Randy . Phillips . The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec, Canada . March 31, 2000 . 14 . Newspapers.com . March 23, 2020.
  2. News: Kuehne wins playoff in the Telus Quebec Open . Edmonton Journal . Edmonton, Alberta, Canada . August 12, 2002 . 44 . Newspapers.com . March 23, 2020.
  3. News: Devenport saves his best trick for playoff . Randy . Phillips . The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec, Canada . August 13, 2001 . 14 . Newspapers.com . March 23, 2020.
  4. News: Jonas finally finds some good golf luck . The Vancouver Sun . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada . July 24, 2000 . 23 . Newspapers.com . March 23, 2020.