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.
Winners YearVenueWinner ScoreRefSotheby's International Realty Canada Ontario Open 2022 Woodington Lake Noah Goodwin 267 2020–2021 No tournamentOntario Open 2019 Woodington Lake Gregory Eason 208 1997–2018 No tournamentExport "A" Inc. Ontario Open 1996 St Thomas Martin Price 274 (−10) 1995 Forest City National Ray Freeman 273 (−15) 1994 Forest City National Eric Woods 278 (−10) 1993 Bridgewater Eric Woods 270 (−18) Ontario Open 1992 Glenway Don Fardon 270 1990–91 No tournament 1989 Lookout Point Michael Bradley 278 1980–88 No tournament 1979 Cataraqui Jerry Anderson 205 1978 St Thomas George Knudson 212 1977 Cultan Tony Cerdá 201 (−9) 1976 Mount Hope George Knudson 203 1975 Barrie Michel Boyer 210 (−6) 1974 Bayview Artie McNickle 202 (−11) 1973 Islington Rafe Botts 211 (+1) 1972 Cedar Brae Alberto Rivadeneira 213 (+3) 1971 Weston George Knudson 207 (−6) 1970 Cutten Bill Wright Jr. 201 (−9) 1969 St Catherines Nick Weslock (am) 208 1968 Pine Valley Gary Cowan (am) 204 (−9) 1967 Islington Bill Wakeham 208 1966 Cataraqui Doug Mossop (am) 209 (−1) 1965 Trafalgar Nick Weslock (am) 204 1964 Islington Nick Weslock (am) 208 1963 Pine Valley Moe Norman 211 1962 Beach Grove Nick Weslock (am) 277 1961 Islington George Knudson 275 1960 Cherry Hill George Knudson 275 1959 St Catherines Nick Weslock (am) 208 1958 Cataraqui Moe Norman 211 1957 St Catherines Jerry Kesselring 207 (−6) 1956 Brentford Jerry Kesselring 207 1955 Cataraqui Jules Huot 210 1954 Cedar Brae Rudy Hovath 208 (−2) 1953 Essex Jerry Kesselring (am) 209 1952 Weston Jerry Kesselring (am) 211 1951 Westmount Smiley Quick 209 (−4) 1950 St George's Murray Tucker 215 1949 Essex Nick Weslock (am) 212 1948 Scarboro Bob Gray 210 (−3) 1947 St George's Bob Gray 142 1946 Burlington Nick Wisnock (am) 134 1945 Royal York Phil Farley (am) 142 1944 Royal York Gordon Brydson 144 1943 Royal York Jack Littler 146 1942 Cedar Brae Phil Farley (am) 139 1941 Hamilton Bobby Burns 138 1940 Erie Downs Sam Snead 139 (−5) 1939 Burlington Henry Martell 141 1938 Summit Bobby Alston 140 1937 Hamilton Bobby Alston 139 1936 Toronto Dick Borthwick 144 1935 Scarboro Lex Robson 145 1934 Mississaugua Tommy McGrath 143 1933 Toronto Arthur Hulbert 146 1932 Rosedale Willie Lamb 137 1931 Summit Dave Spittal 144 1930 Toronto Gordon Brydson 151 1929 Lakeview Dave Spittal 148 1928 Hamilton Arthur Hulbert 142 1927 Rosedale Andy Kay 150 1926 York Downs Andy Kay 146 1925 Summit Nicol Thompson 144 1924 Toronto Willie Freeman 152 1923 Lakeview Andy Kay 153
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