2012 Canadian Tour

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2012 Canadian Tour season
DurationJune 7, 2012 (2012-06-07) – September 9, 2012 (2012-09-09)
Number of official events8
Most wins Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugene Wong (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Hill
2011
2013

The 2012 Canadian Tour was the 27th season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.

Contents

PGA Tour takeover

In October, it was announced that the PGA Tour would takeover the tour, being renamed as PGA Tour Canada from 2013 onwards. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(C$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Jun 10 Times Colonist Island Savings Open British Columbia150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Roque (1)6
Jun 24 ATB Financial Classic Alberta175,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Gligic (1)6
Jul 1 Syncrude Boreal Open Alberta150,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cory Renfrew (1)6
Jul 8 Dakota Dunes Casino Open Saskatchewan150,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Hill (1)6
Jul 15 Canadian Tour Players Cup Manitoba150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Killmer (1)6
Aug 19 Jamieson WFCU Windsor Roseland Charity Classic Ontario100,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McLean (1)6
Aug 26 Canadian Tour Championship Ontario100,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugene Wong (1)6
Sep 9 Great Waterway Classic Ontario150,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugene Wong (2)6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (C$)
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Hill 48,273
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Gligic 42,950
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cory Renfrew 41,436
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugene Wong 33,936
5 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Roque 31,367

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

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References

  1. "PGA takes over Canadian Tour and renames it PGA Tour Canada". Toronto Star. October 18, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. "2012 Tournament schedule". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. "2012 Order of Merit". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. "Matt Hill Named Canadian Tour Rookie of the Year". NC State Wolfpack. September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2023. Hill finished first on the Order of Merit with just under $50,000 in earnings.