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British Columbia Open

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British Columbia Open
Tournament information
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Established1928
Tour(s)Canadian Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1993
Final champion
United States Eric Woods

The British Columbia Open, commonly known as the B. C. Open, was a golf tournament that was held in British Columbia, Canada. It was held annually from 1928 until 1993 except for during the Second World War and 1958, when it was cancelled due to the celebratory British Columbia Centennial Open.[1]

The B. C. Open was a fixture on the Canadian Tour from the tours foundation,[2] when it was the opening tournament in 1966, until 1993 when the British Columbia Professional Golfers Association decided to discontinue the event.[3] Shortly afterwards, the BC TEL Pacific Open was founded as a replacement event on the tour.

At various times the B. C. Open was played over 36, 54 and 72 holes, often differing from one year to the next.

Winners

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Year Venue Winner Score Ref
Xerox B.C. Open
1994 Predator Ridge Tournament cancelled [3]
1993 Predator Ridge United States Eric Woods 278 (−14)
1992 Point Grey United States Perry Parker 274 (−10)
1991 Point Grey United States Guy Boros 274 (−10)
Canadian Airlines–George Williams B.C. Open
1990 Vancouver United States Brandt Jobe 203 (−13)[a]
1989 Point Grey Canada Jim Rutledge 268 (−16)
1988 Point Grey United States David Delong 207 (−6)
George Williams B.C. Open
1987 Point Grey United States Jim Benepe 204 (−9)
1986 Point Grey United States Jim Hallet 205 (−8)
1985 Point Grey Canada Rick Gibson 208 (−5)[b]
1984 Point Grey Canada Sandy Harper 271 (−17)
British Columbia Open
1983 Point Grey Canada Jim Nelford 207 (−9)
1982 Point Grey Canada Richard Zokol 203 (−13)
1981 Chilliwack Canada Jim Rutledge 200 (−13)
1980 Glen Meadows United States Don Bies 275 (−13) [4]
1979 Glen Meadows Canada Jim Rutledge 210 (−6) [5]
1978 Prince George Canada Dave Barr 205 (−8) [6]
1977 Marine Drive Canada Dave Barr 205 (−8)
1976 Quilchena Canada Cec Ferguson (am) 206 (−10)
1975 Quilchena Canada Dave Barr 211 (−5) [7]
1974 Point Grey United States Jim Barker 212 (−4) [8]
1973 Richmond Canada Gary Bowerman 213 (−3)[c]
1972 Vancouver United States Terry Small 206 (−10)
1971 Marine Drive Canada Wayne Vollmer 206 (−7)
1970 Richmond United States Brian Allin 209 (−7)
1969 Shaughnessy Canada Bill Wakeham 203 (−7)
1968 Gorge Vale Canada Bill Wakeham 209 (−7)
1967 Marine Drive Canada John Johnston (am) 200 (−13)
1966 Point Grey United States Al Feldman 209 (−7)
1965 Vancouver United States Al Mengert 203 (−13)
1964 Vancouver United States Ken Still 208 (−8)
1963 Point Grey United States Al Feldman 210 (−6)[d]
1962 Shaughnessy Canada Stan Leonard 290 (+2)[e]
1961 Chilliwack United States Bob Duden 207 (−3)[f]
1960 Marine Drive United States Bob Duden 268 (−16)
1959 Point Grey Canada Lyle Crawford 215 (−1)
British Columbia Centennial Open
1958 Point Grey United States Jim Ferree 270 (−18)
British Columbia Open
1957 Vancouver Canada William Mawhinney 140 (−4)
1956 Point Grey United States Chuck Congdon 139 (−5)[g]
1955 Shaughnessy United States Dow Finsterwald 270 (−18)
1954 Quilchena Canada Stan Leonard 210 (−3)[h]
1953 Quilchena United States Chuck Congdon 271 (−13)
1952 Shaughnessy United States Chuck Congdon 276 (−12) [9]
1951 Rossland-Trail United States Chuck Congdon 278 (−10)
1950 Marine Drive Canada Stan Leonard 278 (−6) [10]
1949 Point Grey Canada Stan Leonard 271 (−13)
1948 Shaughnessy United States Chuck Congdon 280 (−8)
1947 Capilano Canada Stan Leonard 277 (−11)
1946 Uplands United States Chuck Congdon 272 (−8)
1940–45 Not held due to World War II
1939 Point Grey Canada Fred Wood 292 (+8)
1938 Shaughnessy Canada Fred Wood 277 (−11)
1937 Oak Bay Canada Jimmy Todd (am) 273 (−3)
1936 Marine Drive Canada Russ Case (am) 277 (−7)
1935 Quilchena Canada Fred Wood 285 (+1)
1934 Royal Colwood Canada Don Sutherland 291
1933 Vancouver Canada Phil Taylor 283 (−5) [2]
1932 Jericho Canada Ken Black (am) 286 (−2)
1931 Uplands Canada Phil Taylor 284 (E)
1930 Point Grey Canada Davie Black 279 (−5)
1929 Oak Bay Canada Phil Taylor 278
1928 Shaughnessy Canada Davie Black 292 (+4)
  1. ^ Final round washed out.
  2. ^ Gibson won after a playoff.
  3. ^ Bowerman won after a playoff.
  4. ^ Feldman won after a playoff.
  5. ^ Leonard won after a playoff.
  6. ^ Duden won after a playoff.
  7. ^ Congdon won after a playoff.
  8. ^ Leonard won after an extended playoff against Chuck Congdon, Johnny Langford and Doug Bajus. Congdon and Bajus were eliminated after the first 18-hole playoff, but Leonard and Langford still remained tied after one extra sudden-death hole when darkness fell. A second 18-hole playoff was then held the following week, in which Leonard prevailed with a 68 to Langford's 71.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Olson, Arv (2012). Backspin: 120 Years of Golf in British Columbia. Heritage House Publishing. pp. 298–324. ISBN 978-1927051412.
  2. ^ a b "Phil Taylor takes B.C. Open Third Time". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. September 9, 1933. p. 27. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "B.C. Open Cancelled". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. January 14, 1994. p. A56. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bies charges back to win B.C. Open". Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. September 15, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rutledge rallies to win B.C. Open". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. October 1, 1979. p. 26. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Barr calls this shot". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. August 14, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. p. 421. ISBN 0385149409.
  8. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. p. 360. ISBN 0002119552.
  9. ^ "Congdon wins B.C. Open". The Eugene Guard. Eugene, Oregon, United States. October 6, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Stan almost "blew" Open". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. September 18, 1950. p. 18. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Google News Archive.