2017 PGA Tour Canada
The 2017 PGA Tour Canada season ran from June 1 to September 17 and consisted of 12 official golf tournaments. This was the 48th season of PGA Tour Canada (previously known as the Canadian Professional Golf Tour), and the fifth under the "PGA Tour Canada" name. It was also the third under the Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada name after Mackenzie Investments signed a six-year sponsorship deal.[1]
The purse for most events was $175,000 with first place earning $31,500. The final event of the season, the Freedom 55 Financial Championship, had a purse of $200,000, with $36,000 going to the winner.
Schedule
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR pts | Purse (C$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4 | Freedom 55 Financial Open | Vancouver, British Columbia |  | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jun 11 | Bayview Place Cardtronics Open | Victoria, British Columbia |  | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jun 18 | GolfBC Championship | Kelowna, British Columbia | | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jul 9 | The Players Cup | Winnipeg, Manitoba | | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jul 16 | Staal Foundation Open | Thunder Bay, Ontario | | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jul 23 | Mackenzie Investments Open | Mirabel, Quebec | | 6 | 175,000 |
| Aug 6 | Syncrude Oil Country Championship | Edmonton, Alberta | | 6 | 175,000 |
| Aug 13 | ATB Financial Classic | Calgary, Alberta | | 6 | 175,000 |
| Aug 20 | National Capital Open to Support Our Troops | Ottawa, Ontario | | 6 | 175,000 |
| Sep 3 | Cape Breton Open | Baddeck, Nova Scotia | | 6 | 175,000 |
| Sep 10 | Ontario Championship | Barrie, Ontario | | 6 | 175,000 |
| Sep 17 | Freedom 55 Financial Championship | London, Ontario | | 6 | 200,000 |
| Dec 16 | Aruba Cup (team event) | Aruba | PGA Tour Canada | n/a | US$120,000 |
Order of Merit leaders
The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Web.com Tour cards for 2018.[3][4]
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money (C$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kramer Hickok | | 12 | 122,502 |
| 2 | Robby Shelton | | 9 | 90,293 |
| 3 | Johnny Ruiz | | 11 | 83,157 |
| 4 | Patrick Newcomb | | 9 | 82,824 |
| 5 | Rico Hoey | | 11 | 75,435 |
References
- "Mackenzie Tour - PGA Tour Canada announces 2017 schedule". PGA Tour Canada. March 7, 2017.
- "2017 Tournament Schedule". PGA Tour Canada. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Order of Merit – 2017". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- Decker, Brian (September 17, 2017). "Meet The Five for 2017". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
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