2017 PGA Tour Canada

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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 wins Flag of the United States.svg Kramer Hickok (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Newcomb (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg 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.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(C$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Jun 4 Freedom 55 Financial Open British Columbia175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee McCoy (1)6
Jun 11 Bayview Place Cardtronics Open British Columbia175,000 Flag of Germany.svg Max Rottluff (2)6
Jun 18 GolfBC Championship British Columbia175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton (1)6
Jul 9 The Players Cup Manitoba175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kramer Hickok (1)6
Jul 16 Staal Foundation Open Ontario175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Ruiz (1)6
Jul 23 Mackenzie Investments Open Quebec175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hank Lebioda (1)6
Aug 6 Syncrude Oil Country Championship Alberta175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Newcomb (1)6
Aug 13 ATB Financial Classic Alberta175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chase Wright (1)6
Aug 20 National Capital Open to Support Our Troops Ontario175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Blakefield (1)6
Sep 3 Cape Breton Open Nova Scotia175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Newcomb (2)6
Sep 10 Ontario Championship Ontario175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kramer Hickok (2)6
Sep 17 Freedom 55 Financial Championship Ontario200,000 Flag of the United States.svg 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(C$)
Winner OWGR
points
Dec 16 Aruba Cup ArubaUS$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. [3] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 Web.com Tour. [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (C$)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Kramer Hickok 122,502
2 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton 90,293
3 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Ruiz 83,157
4 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Newcomb 82,824
5 Flag of the United States.svg 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.

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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.