1996 Canadian Tour

1996 Canadian Tour season
DurationMay 30, 1996 (1996-05-30) – September 15, 1996 (1996-09-15)
Number of official events12
Most winsNamibia Trevor Dodds (4)
Order of MeritNamibia Trevor Dodds
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The 1996 Canadian Tour was the 11th season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(C$)		 Winner[a]
Jun 2 Payless Open British Columbia 100,000 Canada Arden Knoll (1)
Jun 9 BC TEL Pacific Open British Columbia 125,000 United States Guy Hill (2)
Jun 16 Morningstar Classic British Columbia 100,000 Canada Bryan DeCorso (1)
Jun 23 Henry Singer Alberta Open Alberta 125,000 Namibia Trevor Dodds (3)
Jun 30 ED TEL PLAnet Open Alberta 125,000 Namibia Trevor Dodds (4)
Jul 14 Xerox Manitoba Open Manitoba 100,000 Canada Rob McMillan (a) (1)
Jul 21 Infiniti Championship Ontario 125,000 Namibia Trevor Dodds (5)
Jul 28 Canadian Masters Ontario 250,000 Namibia Trevor Dodds (6)
Aug 11 Export "A" Inc. Ontario Open Ontario 125,000 Canada Martin Price (1)
Aug 18 Montclair Quebec Open Quebec 125,000 United States Chris DiMarco (1)
Sep 1 Montclair PEI Classic Prince Edward Island 125,000 Canada Frank Edmonds (5)
Sep 15 CPGA Championship Ontario 100,000 Canada Ashley Chinner (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.[2]

Position Player Prize money (C$)
1 Namibia Trevor Dodds 129,158
2 Canada Arden Knoll 78,534
3 United States Mike Grob 45,727
4 United States Guy Hill 44,609
5 United States Chris DiMarco 44,130

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Tour 1996". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. March 27, 1996. p. 64. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Canadian Tour Leaders Final Order of Merit". Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. September 17, 1996. p. 8 (A8 in paper). Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.