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2017 PGA Tour Canada season
DurationJune 1, 2017 (2017-06-01) – September 17, 2017 (2017-09-17)
Number of official events12
Most winsUnited States Kramer Hickok (2)
United States Patrick Newcomb (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Kramer Hickok
2016 2018

The 2017 PGA Tour Canada, titled as the 2017 Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of the Canadian Tour, and the fifth under the operation and running of the PGA Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(C$)
Winner OWGR
points
Jun 4 Freedom 55 Financial Open British Columbia 175,000 United States Lee McCoy (1) 6
Jun 11 Bayview Place Cardtronics Open British Columbia 175,000 Germany Max Rottluff (2) 6
Jun 18 GolfBC Championship British Columbia 175,000 United States Robby Shelton (1) 6
Jul 9 The Players Cup Manitoba 175,000 United States Kramer Hickok (1) 6
Jul 16 Staal Foundation Open Ontario 175,000 United States Johnny Ruiz (1) 6
Jul 23 Mackenzie Investments Open Quebec 175,000 United States Hank Lebioda (1) 6
Aug 6 Syncrude Oil Country Championship Alberta 175,000 United States Patrick Newcomb (1) 6
Aug 13 ATB Financial Classic Alberta 175,000 United States Chase Wright (1) 6
Aug 20 National Capital Open to Support Our Troops Ontario 175,000 United States Mark Blakefield (1) 6
Sep 3 Cape Breton Open Nova Scotia 175,000 United States Patrick Newcomb (2) 6
Sep 10 Ontario Championship Ontario 175,000 United States Kramer Hickok (2) 6
Sep 17 Freedom 55 Financial Championship Ontario 200,000 United States Rico Hoey (1) 6

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour Canada, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(C$)
Winner OWGR
points
Dec 16 Aruba Cup Aruba US$120,000 PGA Tour Canada n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars. The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 Web.com Tour.

Position Player Prize money (C$)
1 United States Kramer Hickok 122,502
2 United States Robby Shelton 90,293
3 United States Johnny Ruiz 83,157
4 United States Patrick Newcomb 82,824
5 United States Rico Hoey 75,435

See also

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Canada events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on PGA Tour Canada as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Web.com Tour.

References

  1. "2017 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. "Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada announces 2017 schedule". PGA Tour. March 7, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. "Kramer Hickok earns Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada Player of the Year". Net News Ledger. September 17, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. Decker, Brian (September 17, 2017). "Meet The Five for 2017". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

External links

Canadian Tour/PGA Tour Canada seasons
Canadian Tour
PGA Tour Canada
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