Manitoba Open

The Manitoba Open is a golf tournament on PGA Tour Canada that is held in Manitoba, Canada. It was first played from 1919 to 1925 and then from 1931 to 1997 before adopting a new name in 1998. After several further name changes, the tournament readopted its original title for 2020.[1]

Manitoba Open

Tournament information
Location	Manitoba, Canada
Established	1919
Course(s)	Southwood G&CC
Tour(s)	Canadian Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	C$200,000
Month played	August
Current champion
Derek Barron

From 1998 to 2006 it was known as the MTS Classic, then as the Free Press Manitoba Classic in 2007, and from 2008 to 2012 as the Canadian Tour Players Cup, which was shortened to Players Cup in 2013.

Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Ref
Manitoba Open
2020	Southwood G&CC
The Players Cup
2019	Southwood G&CC	Derek Barron	274 (−14)	[2]
2018	Southwood G&CC	Tyler McCumber	266 (−22)	[3]
2017	Pine Ridge GC	Kramer Hickok	269 (−15)	[4]
2016	Niakwa CC	Dan McCarthy	259 (−25)	[5]
2015	Pine Ridge GC	Pan Cheng-tsung	269 (−15)	[6]
2014	Pine Ridge GC	Tim Madigan	275 (−9)	[7]
2013	Pine Ridge GC	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	271 (−17)	[8]
Canadian Tour Players Cup
2012	Pine Ridge GC	Chris Killmer	269 (−15)[lower-alpha 1]	[9]
2011	Pine Ridge GC	Tom Hoge	268 (−16)
2010	Pine Ridge GC	Aaron Goldberg	273 (−11)
2009	Pine Ridge GC	Graham DeLaet	276
2008	Pine Ridge GC	Wes Heffernan	270
Free Press Manitoba Classic
2007	Pine Ridge GC	Mike Mezei	271
MTS Classic
2006	Pine Ridge GC	Josh Habig	271
2005	Pine Ridge GC	Lee Williamson	276
2004	Pine Ridge GC	Erik Compton	267
2003	Pine Ridge GC	Jon Mills	275
2002	Pine Ridge GC	Alex Quiroz	272
2001	Pine Ridge GC	Kenneth Staton	266
2000	Pine Ridge GC	Ben Ferguson	267
1999	Elmhurst G&CC	Neale Smith	272
1998	Elmhurst G&CC	Perry Parker	281
Xerox Manitoba Open
1997	Elmhurst G&CC	Mark Wurtz	276
1996	Pine Ridge GC	Rob McMillan (amateur)	274
1995	Pine Ridge GC	Trevor Dodds	279
1994	Pine Ridge GC	Scott Dunlap	276
1993	Breezy Bend G&CC	Frank Edmonds	270
1992	Breezy Bend G&CC	Chris Patton	265
Manitoba Open
1991	Breezy Bend G&CC	Kelly Gibson	267
1990	Southwood G&CC	Jeff Bloom	264
1989	Southwood G&CC	Stu Hendley	265
1988	Southwood G&CC	Dave Barr	270
1987	Southwood G&CC	Dave Barr	266
1986	Southwood G&CC	Bob Panasik	204[lower-alpha 2]
1985	Southwood G&CC Elmhurst GC	Robbie Phillips	137[lower-alpha 3]
1984	Niakwa CC	Dan Halldorson	208
1983	Rossmere G&CC	Dan Halldorson	208
1982	Elmhurst GC	Kelly Murray	218[lower-alpha 4]
1981	Breezy Bend G&CC	Dan Croonquist	207
1980	Pine Ridge GC	Bob Cox	210
1979	Glendale G&CC	Jerry Anderson	212
1978	Pine Ridge GC	Dan Halldorson	213
1977	Rossmere G&CC	Dan Halldorson	208
1976	Elmhurst GC	Rick Ehrmanntraut	211
1975	Breezy Bend G&CC	Ed Byman	208
1974	St. Charles CC	Bill Tape	211[lower-alpha 5]
1973	Niakwa CC	Gar Hamilton	212[lower-alpha 6]
1972	Glendale G&CC	Wilf Homenuik	211
1971	Rossmere G&CC	John Elliott, Jr.	210[lower-alpha 7]
1970	Pine Ridge GC	Gary Pitchford	211
1969	Breezy Bend G&CC	Mike Reasor	209
1968	Bel Acres G&CC	Alvie Thompson	213
1967	Elmhurst G&CC	Moe Norman	201[lower-alpha 8]
1966	Glendale G&CC	Moe Norman	212
1965	Elmhurst G&CC	Moe Norman	208
1964	Pine Ridge GC	Alvie Thompson	212
1963	Southwood G&CC	Dayton Olson	213[lower-alpha 9]
1962	Pine Ridge GC	Alvie Thompson	217
1961	Pine Ridge GC	Wilf Homenuik	211
1960	St. Charles CC	George Knudson	210
1959	Elmhurst G&CC	George Knudson	211
1958	Niakwa CC	George Knudson	210
1957	Glendale G&CC	Joe Tachan	213
1956	Southwood G&CC	Ev Stuart	284
1955	Niakwa CC	Harold Eidsvig	221[lower-alpha 10]
1954	Glendale G&CC	Len Harvey	220
1953	Niakwa CC	Len Harvey	226
1952	Elmhurst G&CC	Harold Eidsvig	221
1951	Pine Ridge GC	Joe Tachan	219
1950	St. Charles CC	Bobby Reith	218
1949	Southwood G&CC	Harold Eidsvig	142
1948	Assiniboine GC	Allan Boes	149
1947	Niakwa CC	Harold Eidsvig	147
1946	Pine Ridge GC	Joe Tachan	70
1945	St. Charles CC	Claude Shackell	75
1944	Southwood G&CC	Allan Boes	143
1943	Niakwa CC	Allan Boes	149
1942	Southwood G&CC	Gerhard Kennedy	141
1941	Pine Ridge GC	Allan Boes	146
1940	Niakwa CC	Arthur Land	149
1939	Southwood G&CC	Kas Zebowski	141
1938	Elmhurst G&CC	Kas Zebowski	138
1937	St. Charles CC	Arthur Land	151
1936	Pine Ridge GC	Kas Zebowski	142
1935	Niakwa CC	Bobby Reith	152
1934	Elmhurst GC	Bobby Reith	142
1933	St. Charles CC	Bud Donovan	146
1932	Pine Ridge GC	Bobby Reith	148
1931	Niakwa CC	Eric Bannister	144
1926–30	No tournament
1925	Pine Ridge GC	Ernest Penfold	298
1924	Winnipeg GC	Jack Cuthbert (amateur)	303
1923	St. Charles CC	Willie Kidd	150[lower-alpha 11]
1922	St. Charles CC Winnipeg GC Elmhurst GC[lower-alpha 12]	Eric Bannister	232
1921	No tournament
1920		Frank Adams	231
1919	St. Charles CC	Karl Keffer	307	[10]

1. Killmer on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
2. Panasik won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
3. Heavy rain rendered the Southwood G&CC course unplayable, which led to the cancellation of the second round and the tournament being reduced to 36-holes, with the final round played at Elmhurst GC.
4. Murray won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
5. Tape won following a playoff.
6. Hamilton won following a playoff.
7. Elliott won following a playoff.
8. Norman won following a playoff.
9. Olson won following a playoff.
10. Eidsvig won following a playoff.
11. Kidd won following an 18-hole playoff; Willie Kidd 72, Hugh Fletcher 77, James Pringle 78.
12. One round played at each course.

Sources: [11][12][13][14]

References

1. Dacey, Elisha (January 30, 2020). "Province's biggest golf tourney changes name back to Manitoba Open". Global News. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
2. Dreger, Clayton (August 18, 2019). "Barron Wins Players Cup". Discover Westman. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
3. Weibe, Ken (August 19, 2018). "McCumber cruises to victory in The Players Cup". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
4. Weibe, Ken (July 9, 2017). "American Hickok wins Players Cup by three strokes". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
5. Weibe, Ken (July 10, 2016). "McCarthy steamrolls field en route to winning Players Cup golf tournament". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
6. Masuda, Nick (July 13, 2015). "Pan rallies to win The Players Cup on PGA Tour Canada". Golfweek (USA Today). Retrieved April 6, 2020.
7. Dreger, Clayton (July 13, 2014). "Madigan Captures Players Cup". Steinbach Online. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
8. Weibe, Ken (July 21, 2013). "American Sainz bags four birdies to win Players Cup crown". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
9. "Chris Kilmer is Players Cup Champion". Winnipeg Sun. July 16, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
10. "Keffer golf champion". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. September 29, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
11. "Our Past Champions". Manitoba Open. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
12. "Manitoba Golf Annual '82" (PDF). Manitoba Golf Association: 64. Retrieved April 6, 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
13. "The Players Cup Preview". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013.
14. Weibe, Ken (March 7, 2018). "The Players Cup gets new home..." Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on PGA Tour Canada's official site