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Ontario Open

Golf tournament on Canadian Tour

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 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. Another lengthy hiatus followed until the tournament returned as a non-tour event in 2019. 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.

01Winners

YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
Sotheby's International Realty Canada Ontario Open
2022Woodington Lake Noah Goodwin267
2020-2021No tournament
Ontario Open
2019Woodington Lake Gregory Eason208
1997-2018No tournament
Export "A" Inc. Ontario Open
1996St Thomas Martin Price274 (−10)
1995Forest City National Ray Freeman273 (−15)
1994Forest City National Eric Woods278 (−10)
1993Bridgewater Eric Woods270 (−18)
Ontario Open
1992Glenway Don Fardon270
1990, 91No tournament
1989Lookout Point Michael Bradley278
1980, 88No tournament
1979Cataraqui Jerry Anderson205
1978St Thomas George Knudson212
1977Cultan Tony Cerdá201 (−9)
1976Mount Hope George Knudson203
1975Barrie Michel Boyer210 (−6)
1974Bayview Artie McNickle202 (−11)
1973Islington Rafe Botts211 (+1)
1972Cedar Brae Alberto Rivadeneira213 (+3)
1971Weston George Knudson207 (−6)
1970Cutten Bill Wright Jr.201 (−9)
1969St Catherines Nick Weslock (am)208
1968Pine Valley Gary Cowan (am)204 (−9)
1967Islington Bill Wakeham208
1966Cataraqui Doug Mossop (am)209 (−1)
1965Trafalgar Nick Weslock (am)204
1964Islington Nick Weslock (am)208
1963Pine Valley Moe Norman211
1962Beach Grove Nick Weslock (am)277
1961Islington George Knudson275
1960Cherry Hill George Knudson275
1959St Catherines Nick Weslock (am)208
1958Cataraqui Moe Norman211
1957St Catherines Jerry Kesselring207 (−6)
1956Brentford Jerry Kesselring207
1955Cataraqui Jules Huot210
1954Cedar Brae Rudy Hovath208 (−2)
1953Essex Jerry Kesselring (am)209
1952Weston Jerry Kesselring (am)211
1951Westmount Smiley Quick209 (−4)
1950St George's Murray Tucker215
1949Essex Nick Weslock (am)212
1948Scarboro Bob Gray210 (−3)
1947St George's Bob Gray142
1946Burlington Nick Wisnock (am)134
1945Royal York Phil Farley (am)142
1944Royal York Gordon Brydson144
1943Royal York Jack Littler146
1942Cedar Brae Phil Farley (am)139
1941Hamilton Bobby Burns138
1940Erie Downs Sam Snead139 (−5)
1939Burlington Henry Martell141
1938Summit Bobby Alston140
1937Hamilton Bobby Alston139
1936Toronto Dick Borthwick144
1935Scarboro Lex Robson145
1934Mississaugua Tommy McGrath143
1933Toronto Arthur Hulbert146
1932Rosedale Willie Lamb137
1931Summit Dave Spittal144
1930Toronto Gordon Brydson151
1929Lakeview Dave Spittal148
1928Hamilton Arthur Hulbert142
1927Rosedale Andy Kay150
1926York Downs Andy Kay146
1925Summit Nicol Thompson144
1924Toronto Willie Freeman152
1923Lakeview Andy Kay153
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