2015 PGA Tour Canada

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2015 PGA Tour Canada season
DurationMay 25, 2015 (2015-05-25) – September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)
Number of official events12
Most wins Flag of the Republic of China.svg Pan Cheng-tsung (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Spaun
2014
2016

The 2015 PGA Tour Canada, titled as the 2015 Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the Canadian Tour, and the third under the operation and running of the PGA Tour.

Contents

Mackenzie title sponsorship

In May, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Mackenzie Investments, being renamed as the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season. [2] [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(C$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
May 31 PC Financial Open British Columbia175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Weaver (1)6
Jun 7 Bayview Place Island Savings Open British Columbia175,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Albin Choi (1)6
Jun 28 Syncrude Boreal Open Alberta175,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Spooner (1)6
Jul 5 SIGA Dakota Dunes Open Saskatchewan175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Letzig (1)6
Jul 12 The Players Cup Manitoba175,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Pan Cheng-tsung (1)6
Jul 19 Staal Foundation Open Ontario175,000 Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Spaun (1)6
Aug 2 ATB Financial Classic Alberta175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Miernicki (1)6
Aug 23 National Capital Open to Support Our Troops Ontario175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Ryder (1)6
Aug 30 Great Waterway Classic Ontario175,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brad Clapp (1)6
Sep 6 Wildfire Invitational Ontario175,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christopher Ross (1)6
Sep 13 Cape Breton Celtic Classic Nova Scotia175,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Pan Cheng-tsung (2)6
Sep 20 Freedom 55 Financial Championship Ontario200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Millard (1)6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars. [4] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016 Web.com Tour. [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money (C$)
1 Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Spaun 91,193
2 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Pan Cheng-tsung 79,896
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Taylor Pendrith 60,736
4 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Ryder 57,168
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Millard 57,040

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.

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References

  1. "Mackenzie Investments Becomes Umbrella Sponsor of PGA Tour Canada". Newswire. May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. "2015 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. "PGA Tour Canada announces 2015 tournament schedule". PGA Tour. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. "2015 Order of Merit". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. "J. J. Spaun earns Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada Player of the Year Honours and The Five earn Web.com Tour status for 2016". Golf Canada. September 20, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2023.