Golf tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Established | 1994 |
| Tour(s) | Canadian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 2009 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Guy Hill (1996) |
| To par | −20 Guy Hill (1996) |
| Final champion | |
 Eric Woods | |
The Greater Vancouver Classic was a golf tournament that was held in the Greater Vancouver area, in British Columbia, Canada. Founded as the BC TEL Pacific Open in 1994, it was a direct replacement for the cancelled British Columbia Open on the Canadian Tour. In 2000 it was re-titled as the Telus Vancouver Open.
For 2002, the tournament had agreed a new multi-year sponsorship deal with a lawn car company and was to have been titled the Perfectly Natural Classic, but they backed out resulting in a great deal of discussion over a new unsponsored name. Having considered Greater Vancouver Open and Vancouver Open, which risked confusion with the PGA Tour event, eventually it was changed to Greater Vancouver Classic, and from 2006 the Greater Vancouver Charity Classic. In 2009, the name changed again, this time to the City of Surrey Invitational; it was to be the final time the tournament was held.
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Surrey Invitational | ||||
| 2009 | Hazelmere | Mike Grob |
272 (−16) | |
| Greater Vancouver Charity Classic | ||||
| 2008 | Hazelmere |  Adam Speirs |
275 (−13) | |
| 2007 | Hazelmere | James Lepp |
274 (−14) | |
| 2006 | Hazelmere | Lee Williamson |
280 (−8) | |
| Greater Vancouver Classic | ||||
| 2005 | Hazelmere | Tournament cancelled | ||
| 2004 | Mayfair | Ryan Miller |
270 (−14) | |
| 2003 | Swan-e-set Bay | James Lepp (a) |
269 (−19) | |
| 2002 | Swan-e-set Bay |  Iain Steel |
272 (−16) | |
| Telus Vancouver Open | ||||
| 2001 | Point Grey | Stuart Scott |
276 (−12) | |
| 2000 | Mayfair Lakes | Rob McMillan |
271 (−13) | |
| BC TEL Pacific Open | ||||
| 1999 | Mayfair Lakes | Ken Staton |
269 (−15) | |
| 1998 | Mayfair Lakes |  Ian Hutchings |
271 (−13) | |
| 1997 | Mayfair Lakes | Mike Weir |
271 (−13) | |
| 1996 | Mayfair Lakes | Guy Hill |
264 (−20) | |
| 1995 | Mayfair Lakes | Nicky Goetze |
270 (−14) | |
| 1994 | Mayfair Lakes |  Craig Jones |
268 (−16) | |
- Steel won after a playoff.
- Scott won after a playoff.
- Goetze won after a playoff.
References
- "Tour event gets name change". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. June 18, 2002. p. 45. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vancouver Classic". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. April 22, 2005. p. 77. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. p. 416. ISBN 1878843176.