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Edmonton Open
Tournament information
LocationAlberta, Canada
Established1993
Tour(s)Canadian Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year2009
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Aaron Barber (2001)
To par−21 Matt Daniel (2002)
Final champion
United States James Hahn

The Edmonton Open was a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour that was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1993 as the Klondike Golf Klassic and was held during the week leading up to the Klondike Days summer fair.[1] In 1996 Telus become the tournament's main sponsor and it was re-titled as the ED TEL PLAnet Open, before becoming the Telus Edmonton Open the following year.

The Edmonton Open came to an end after the 2009 edition when it was merged with the ATB Financial Classic, which was played in Edmonton in 2010 and 2012.[2] Edmonton's PGA Tour Canada event since 2016 is the 1932byBateman Open (previously known as the Syncrude Oil Country Championship).

Winners

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Year Venue Winner Score Ref
Telus Edmonton Open
2009 Glendale United States James Hahn 272 (−16)[a]
2008 Windermere United States John Ellis 266 (−18)
2007 Edmonton Canada Dustin Risdon 265 (−19)
2006 Glendale United States Stephen Gangluff 272 (−16)[b]
2005 Edmonton Canada Matt McQuillan 267 (−17)
2004 Derrick United States Steve Woodward 272 (−12)[c]
2003 Windermere United States Rob Johnson 273 (−11)
2002 Glendale Canada Matt Daniel 267 (−21)[d]
2001 Edmonton United States Aaron Barber 264 (−20)
2000 Derrick New Zealand Paul Devenport 270 (−14)
1999 Mayfair Canada Ray Stewart 267 (−17)
1998 Glendale United States Brian Kontak 208 (−8)[e]
1997 Windermere South Africa Manny Zerman 274 (−10)[f]
ED TEL PLAnet Open
1996 The Ranch Namibia Trevor Dodds 265 (−15) [3]
Klondike Golf Klassic
1995 The Ranch United States Ray Freeman 265 (−15)
1994 The Ranch South Africa Ian Hutchings 275 (−5)[g] [4]
1993 The Ranch Australia Tod Power 271 (−9)[h] [5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Hahn won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ^ Gangluff won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. ^ Woodward won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ^ Daniel won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to rain; Kontak won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ^ Zerman won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. ^ Hutchings won with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. ^ Power won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Tour to add event in Edmonton". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. April 30, 1992. p. 49. Retrieved March 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Future of tour events a question of "optics"". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. December 4, 2009. p. 64. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. p. 418. ISBN 1878843176.
  4. ^ "Klassic battle | S.African captures Klondike playoff". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. July 4, 1994. p. 29. Retrieved March 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aussie Powers way to Klondike crown". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. July 5, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.