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- This is about the men's golf tournament. For the women's championship see Canadian Women's Open. For the tennis championships currently known as the "Rogers Cup", see Canada Masters.
The Canadian Open is a golf tournament which was founded in 1904. From 1994 to 2005 it was sponsored as the Bell Canadian Open; Bell Canada remains a sponsor but in a reduced role.
As a national open, and especially as the most accessible non-US national open for American golfers, the event had a special status in the era before the professional tour system became dominant in golf. In the interwar years it was sometimes considered the third most prestigious tournament in the sport after The Open Championship and the U.S. Open. This former status was noted in the media in 2000, when Tiger Woods became the first man to win all three Opens in the same season since Lee Trevino in 1971. Nonetheless, this special status has largely dissipated, but the Canadian Open is a well regarded fixture on the PGA Tour.
The Canadian Tour receives a limited number of places in the Canadian Open. The prize money does not count towards the Canadian Tour money list.
Celebrated golfers who have won the tournament include: Walter Hagen, Sam Snead, Bobby Locke, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Greg Norman and Tiger Woods. The Canadian Open is regarded as the most prestigious tournament never won by the great Jack Nicklaus, a 7-time runner-up.
In recent years the tournament has been held in mid-September, following the major tournaments and most other high-profile events. Its field has accordingly become increasingly lacking in "star" golfers. Seeking to change this, the Royal Canadian Golf Association has long lobbied for a summer date. With the recent revamp of the Tour schedule, as of 2007 the tournament will indeed be held in July, albeit sandwiched between three events with even higher profiles (the British Open the week prior, one of the World Golf Championship events the week after, and the PGA Championship the week after that). Many analysts doubt that the field strength will increase significantly as a result, with the biggest star players not wanting to play four consecutive weeks.
A Canadian has not won the Canadian Open since Pat Fletcher in 1954.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Champion | Venue | Location
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| 2007 | | Angus Glen Golf Club | Markham, Ontario
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| 2006 | Jim Furyk | Hamilton Golf & Country Club | Hamilton, Ontario
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| 2005 | Mark Calcavecchia | Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club | Vancouver, British Columbia
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| 2004 | Vijay Singh | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 2003 | Bob Tway | Hamilton Golf & Country Club | Hamilton, Ontario
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| 2002 | John Rollins | Angus Glen Golf Club | Markham, Ontario
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| 2001 | Scott Verplank | Royal Montreal Golf Club | Ile Bizard, Quebec
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| 2000 | Tiger Woods | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1999 | Hal Sutton | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1998 | Billy Andrade | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1997 | Steve Jones | Royal Montreal Golf Club | Ile Bizard, Quebec
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| 1996 | Dudley Hart | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1995 | Mark O'Meara | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1994 | Nick Price | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1993 | David Frost | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1992 | Greg Norman | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1991 | Nick Price | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1990 | Wayne Levi | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1989 | Steve Jones | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1988 | Ken Green | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1987 | Curtis Strange | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1986 | Bob Murphy | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1985 | Curtis Strange | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1984 | Greg Norman | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1983 | John Cook | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1982 | Bruce Lietzke | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1981 | Peter Oosterhuis | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1980 | Bob Gilder | Royal Montreal Golf Club | Ile Bizard, Quebec
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| 1979 | Lee Trevino | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1978 | Bruce Lietzke | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1977 | Lee Trevino | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, Ontario
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| 1976 | Jerry Pate | Essex Golf & Country Club | Windsor, Ontario
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| 1975 | Tom Weiskopf | Royal Montreal Golf Club | Ile Bizard, Quebec
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| 1974 | Bobby Nichols | Mississauga Golf & Country Club | Mississauga, Ontario
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| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | Richelieu Valley Golf & Country Club | Ste. Julie de Vercheres, Quebec
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| 1972 | Gay Brewer | Cherry Hill Club | Ridgeway, Ontario
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| 1971 | Lee Trevino | Richelieu Valley Golf & Country Club | Ste. Julie de Vercheres, Quebec
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| 1970 | Kermit Zarley | London Hunt & Country Club | London, Ontario
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| 1969 | Tommy Aaron | Pine Grove Golf & Country Club | St. Luc, Quebec
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| 1968 | Bob Charles | St. George’s Golf & Country Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1967 | Billy Casper | Montreal Municipal Golf Course | Montreal, Quebec
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| 1966 | Don Massengale | Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club | Vancouver, British Columbia
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| 1965 | Gene Littler | Mississauga Golf & Country Club | Mississauga, Ontario
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| 1964 | Kel Nagle | Pinegrove Country Club | St. Luc, Quebec
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| 1963 | Doug Ford | Scarboro Golf & Country Club | Scarborough, Ontario
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| 1962 | Ted Kroll | Le Club Laval-sur-le-Lac | Leval-sur-le-Lac, Quebec
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| 1961 | Jacky Cupit | Niakwa Country Club | Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| 1960 | Art Wall, Jr. | St. George’s Golf & Country Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1959 | Doug Ford | Islesmere Golf & Country Club | Montreal, Quebec
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| 1958 | Wes Ellis | Mayfair Golf & Country Club | Edmonton, Alberta
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| 1957 | George Bayer | Westmount Golf & Country Club | Kitchener, Ontario
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| 1956 | Doug Sanders (Am) | Beaconsville Golf Club | Montreal, Quebec
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| 1955 | Arnold Palmer | Weston Golf & Country Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1954 | Pat Fletcher | Point Grey Golf Club | Vancouver, British Columbia
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| 1953 | Dave Douglas | Scarboro Golf & Country Club | Scarborough, Ontario
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| 1952 | Johnny Palmer | St. Charles Country Club | Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| 1951 | Jim Ferrier | Mississauga Golf & Country Club | Mississauga, Ontario
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| 1950 | Jim Ferrier | Royal Montreal Golf Club | Dixie, Quebec
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| 1949 | E.J. "Dutch" Harrison | St. George’s Golf & Country Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1948 | Charles Congdon | Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club | Vancouver, British Columbia
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| 1947 | Bobby Locke | Scarboro Golf & Country Club | Scarborough, Ontario
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| 1946 | George Fazio | Beaconsville Golf Club | Montreal, Quebec
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| 1945 | Byron Nelson | Thornhill Golf Club | Thornhill, Ontario
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| 1944 | Cancelled due to World War II
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| 1943 | Cancelled due to World War II
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| 1942 | Craig Wood | Mississauga Golf & Country Club | Mississauga, Ontario
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| 1941 | Sam Snead | Lambton Golf Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1940 | Sam Snead | Scarboro Golf & Country Club | Scarborough, Ontario
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| 1939 | Harold McSpaden | Riverside Country Club | Saint John, New Brunswick
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| 1938 | Sam Snead | Mississauga Golf & Country Club | Mississauga, Ontario
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| 1937 | Harry Cooper | St. Andrews Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1936 | Lawson Little | St. Andrews Golf Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1935 | Gene Kunes | Summerlea Golf Club | Montreal, Quebec
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| 1934 | Tommy Armour | Lakeview Golf Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1933 | Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | Royal York Golf Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1932 | Harry Cooper | Ottawa Hunt Club | Ottawa, Ontario
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| 1931 | Walter Hagen | Mississauga Golf & Country Club | Mississauga, Ontario
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| 1930 | Tommy Armour | Hamilton Golf Club | Ancaster, Ontario
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| 1929 | Leo Diegel | Kanawaki Golf Club | Kahnawake, Quebec
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| 1928 | Leo Diegel | Rosedale Golf Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1927 | Tommy Armour | Toronto Golf Club | Mississauga, Ontario
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| 1926 | Macdonald Smith | Royal Montreal Golf Club | Dixie, Quebec
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| 1925 | Leo Diegel | Lambton Golf Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1924 | Leo Diegel | Mt. Bruno Golf Club | St. Bruno, Quebec
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| 1923 | Clarence Hackney | Lakeview Golf Club | Mississauga, Ontario
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| 1922 | Al Watrous | Mt. Bruno Golf Club | St. Bruno, Quebec
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| 1921 | William Trovinger | Toronto Golf Club | Mississauga, Ontario
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| 1920 | J. Douglas Edgar | Rivermead Golf Club | Aylmer, Quebec
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| 1919 | J. Douglas Edgar | Hamilton Golf Club | Ancaster, Ontario
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| 1918 | Cancelled due to World War I
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| 1917 | Cancelled due to World War I
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| 1916 | Cancelled due to World War I
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| 1915 | Cancelled due to World War I
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| 1914 | Karl Keffer | Toronto Golf Club | Mississauga, Ontario
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| 1913 | Albert Murray | Royal Montreal Golf Club | Dixie, Quebec
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| 1912 | George Sargent | Rosedale Golf Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1911 | Charles Murray | Royal Ottawa Golf Club | Aylmer, Quebec
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| 1910 | Daniel Kenny | Lambton Golf Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1909 | Karl Keffer | Toronto Golf Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1908 | Albert Murray | Royal Montreal Golf Club | Dixie, Quebec
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| 1907 | Percy Barrett | Lambton Golf Club | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1906 | Alex Robertson
Charles Murray
Tom Reith (tie) | Royal Ottawa Club (36 holes) | Aylmer, Quebec
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| 1905 | George Cumming | Toronto Golf Club (36 holes) | Toronto, Ontario
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| 1904 | John H. Oke | Royal Montreal Golf Club (36 holes) | Dixie, Quebec
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