Alberta Open

Alberta Open
Tournament information
LocationAlberta, Canada
Established1935
Course(s)Wolf Creek Golf Resort
Tour(s)Canadian Tour (until 1999)
FormatStroke play
Month playedJune
Current champion
Canada Wes Heffernan

The Alberta Open is a golf tournament that is held in Alberta, Canada. It was an important event on the Canadian Tour and its predecessors until 1999 when it endured a brief hiatus after losing its main sponsors. It returned as an event on the provincial circuit in 2002.[1]

Although tournament organisers, Alberta Golf, state that the Alberta Open was first played in 1935,[2] the origins of the tournament can be traced back further, with an open championship being introduced to the Alberta Golf Association provincial tournament week in around 1912.

Originally a one-day 36-hole event played during the provincial tournament week alongside the amateur championship, the Alberta Open became a separate 72-hole tournament in 1937.[3] In response to not attracting as many big-name players as hoped, in 1953 prize money was substantially reduced and the tournament was cut to 54-holes.[4] As the Canadian Tour established itself in the late 1980s, the Alberta Open was again extended to 72-holes in 1988. Following its revival in 2002, it has been contested over both 36 and 54 holes.

Winners

Year Venue Winner[5] Score Ref
Alberta Open Championship
2024 Desert Blume Canada Wes Heffernan (7) 201 (−15)
2023 Coal Creek Canada Max Sekulic 201 (−15)
SVR Alberta Open
2022 Sundre Canada Ethan Choi (am) 135 (−9)
2021 Wolf Creek Canada Riley Fleming (3) 201 (−12)
2020 Wolf Creek Canada A. J. Armstrong 206 (−7)
2019 Trestle Creek Canada Andrew Harrison (am) 202 (−14) [6]
2018 River Spirit Canada Wes Heffernan (6) 203 (−13) [7]
2017 Sundre Canada Dustin Risdon 139 (−5) [8]
Alberta Open
2016 RedTail Landing Canada Brett Hogan 134 (−10) [9]
2015 Carnmoney Canada James Love 135 (−7) [10]
2014 Wolf Creek Canada Riley Fleming (2) 204 (−9) [11]
2013 RedTail Landing Canada Riley Fleming 138 (−6) [12]
2012 Carnmoney Canada Wes Heffernan (5) 210 (−3) [13]
RBC Insurance Alberta Open
2011 Carnmoney Canada Wes Heffernan (4) 207 (−6)[a] [14]
2010 Carnmoney Canada Jamie Kureluk 131 (−11)[b] [15]
Alberta Open presented by Fidelity Investments
2009 Carnmoney Canada Ryan Yip 203 (−13) [16]
Wolverton Alberta Open
2008 Carnmoney Canada Wes Heffernan (3) 140 (−4) [17]
Alberta Open
2007 Carnmoney Canada Wes Heffernan (2) 130 (−14) [18]
2006 Carnmoney Canada Wes Heffernan 134 (−10) [19]
2005 RedTail Landing Canada Kris Wasylowich (am) 137 (−7) [20]
2004 RedTail Landing Canada Brandon Markiw (am) 138 (−6)
2003 RedTail Landing United States Stuart Hendley 141 (−3)[c]
2000–2002 No tournament
Henry Singer Alberta Open
1999 Wolf Creek United States Brian Kontak (2) 266 (−18)
1998 Wolf Creek United States Brian Kontak 260 (−20)
1997 Wolf Creek United States Ray Freeman 204 (−6)[d] [21]
1996 Wolf Creek Namibia Trevor Dodds 270 (−10) [22]
1995 Wolf Creek South Africa Ian Hutchings 268 (−12) [23]
Alberta Open
1994 Wolf Creek Canada Jim Rutledge 271 (−9) [24]
Allianz Alberta Open
1993 Wolf Creek Australia Don Fardon 273 (−7) [25]
Canadian Home Assurance Alberta Open
1992 Wolf Creek Australia Richard Backwell 276 (−4)[e] [26]
1991 Wolf Creek Canada Rick Todd 276 (−4) [27]
Phoenix Sportswear Alberta Open
1990 Wolf Creek Canada Bruce Bulina 274 (−6)[f] [28]
1989 Wolf Creek Canada Frank Edmonds 269 (−11) [29]
Alberta Open
1988 Wolf Creek United States Kirk Triplett 279 (−1)[g] [30]
1987 Wolf Creek Australia Ian Roberts 206 (−4) [31]
1986 Mayfair Canada Randy Hill (am) 212 (+2) [32]
1985 Pinebrook Canada Drew Hartt (am) 208 (−5) [33]
1984 Highlands Canada Kelly Murray 213 (E) [34]
1983 Elks Club Canada Norman Gray (am) 213 (E)[h]
1982 Derrick Canada Wayne Bygrave
Canada Richard Senetchko (am)		 68 (tie)[i]
1981 Elks Club Canada Sandy Harper 141 (−1)[j]
1980 Windermere Canada Keith Alexander (2) (am) 213 (E)
1979 Connaught Tournament cancelled[k]
1978 Windermere Canada Gar Hamilton 209 (−4)
1977 Willow Park Canada Dave Barr 204 (−9)
1976 Red Deer Canada Moe Norman (3) 212 (−4) [l]
1975 Earl Grey Canada Bob Panasiuk (2) 209 (−4) [35]
1974 Derrick Canada Bob Panasiuk 206 (−7) [36]
1973 Silver Springs Canada Al Balding 214 (−2) [37]
1972 Highlands United States Greg Pitzer 204 (−9) [38]
1971 Calgary Canada Moe Norman (2) 201 (−9) [39]
1970 Mayfair Canada Stan Homenuik 205 (−5) [40]
1969 Earl Grey Canada Bobby Cox 210 (−3) [41]
1968 Edmonton Canada Wayne Vollmer 213 (E)[m] [42]
1967 Glendale Canada Keith Alexander (am) 207 (−9) [43]
1966 Canyon Meadows Canada Moe Norman 214 (+1)[n] [44]
1965 Highlands Canada Wilf Homenuik (2) 211 (−2) [45]
1964 Red Deer Canada Doug Silverberg (am) 203 (−13) [46]
1963 No tournament[o]
1962 Calgary Canada Bill Thomson 210 (E) [47]
1961 Windermere Canada Wilf Homenuik 211 (−2) [48]
1960 Earl Grey Canada Bob Wylie (2) (am) 208 (−2) [49]
1959 Edmonton Canada Buddy Loftus (3) 213 (E)[p] [50]
1958 Earl Grey Tournament cancelled[q]
1957 Highlands Canada Pete Olynyk 212 (−1)[r] [51]
1956 Calgary Canada Bob Wylie 217 (+7) [52]
1955 Mayfair Canada Stan Leonard (9) 210 (E) [53]
1954 Earl Grey Canada Frank Willey (2) 208 (−2) [54]
1953 Edmonton Canada Frank Willey 205 (−8) [55]
1952 Calgary Canada Henry Martell (4) 283 (+3) [56]
1951 Highlands Canada Buddy Loftus (2) 281 (−7) [57]
1950 Earl Grey Canada Stan Leonard (8) 276 (−4) [58]
1949 Mayfair Canada Stan Leonard (7) 269 (−11) [59]
1948 Calgary Canada Buddy Loftus (am) 285 (+5) [60]
1947 Edmonton Canada Stan Leonard (6) 277 (−7)
1946 Calgary Canada Bill Tait (am) 288 (+8)[s] [61][62]
1945 Highlands Canada Henry Martell (3) (am) 287 (−1) [63]
1944 Calgary Canada Henry Martell (2) (am) 268 (−12)[t] [64]
1943 Calgary Canada Stan Leonard (5) 293 (+13) [65]
1942 Mayfair Canada Stan Leonard (4) 279 (−1) [66]
1941 Edmonton Canada Stan Leonard (3) 272 (−12) [67]
1940 Calgary Canada Fred Wood (2) 274 (−6) [68]
1939 Mayfair Canada Stan Leonard (2) 286 (+6) [69]
1938 Calgary Canada Fred Wood 276 (−4) [70]
1937 Edmonton Canada Stan Leonard 291 (+7)
1936 Mayfair Canada Henry Martell (am) 148 (+4)[u]
1935 Calgary Canada Stewart Vickers (am) 141 [71]
1934 Edmonton Canada Joe Pryke (2) 140 (−2) [72]
1933 Calgary Canada Lionel Morrison (am) 143
1932 Mayfair Canada Joe Pryke 140
1931 Calgary Canada Ronnie MacWilliams (2) 144
1930 Edmonton Canada Jimmy Rimmer (2) 149
1929 Calgary Canada Ronnie MacWilliams 149
1928[v] Mayfair Canada Tom McGrath 150
1927 Calgary Canada Tommy Morrison 153[w]
1926 Edmonton Canada Jimmy Rimmer 150
1925[v] Calgary Canada Jack Cuthbert (am) 152
1924 Mayfair Canada Art Cruttenden (2) 150
1923 Calgary Canada Carson MacWilliams (am) 150[x]
1922 Edmonton Canada Duncan Sutherland 156
1921 Calgary St Andrews Canada Tom Watson 142
1920 Calgary Canada Bobby Mair 157[y]
1919 Edmonton Canada Art Cruttenden 155
1915–1918 No tournament due to World War I
1914 Calgary St Andrews Canada Thomas Gillespie 157
1913 Edmonton Canada Jack Walton 167
1912 Calgary Canada W. Barrett 159
  1. ^ Heffernan won after a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ^ Final round abandoned due to rain and snow.
  3. ^ Hendley won after a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ^ Final round cancelled due to bad weather; Freeman won with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Backwell won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ^ Bulina won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. ^ Triplett won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. ^ Gray won after a sudden-death playoff.
  9. ^ Cancelled after one round due to rain leaving the course unplayable.
  10. ^ Tournament reduced to 36-holes due to rain.
  11. ^ Tournament cancelled due to lack of entries.
  12. ^ Norman won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  13. ^ Vollmer won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  14. ^ Norman won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  15. ^ Tournament not held due to the Canadian Open being held in Edmonton.
  16. ^ Loftus won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  17. ^ Tournament cancelled due to dates conflicting with the Manitoba Open.
  18. ^ Olynyk won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff; all four players parred the first extra hole.
  19. ^ Tait won following an 18-hole playoff; Bill Tait 68, Pat Fletcher 71, Duane Barr 73.
  20. ^ Martell won by a margin of 23 strokes.
  21. ^ Martell won following an 18-hole playoff; Henry Martell 76, Bob Proctor 79.
  22. ^ a b Also served as the Western Canada Open.
  23. ^ Morrison won following an 18-hole playoff; Tommy Morrison 76, Jim Hutcheson (am) 81.
  24. ^ MacWilliams won following an 18-hole playoff; Carson MacWilliams (am) ??, Art Cruttenden ??.
  25. ^ Mair won following an 18-hole playoff; Bobby Mair 80, J. Munro Hunter (am) 83.

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