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The ATB Financial Classic is a golf tournament on PGA Tour Canada. It was first played in 2007, and was merged with the Edmonton Open in 2010. [1] From 2007 to 2015, it was played at a different course in Alberta each year. From 2016 to 2021, it was played at Country Hills Golf Club in Calgary. In 2022, it moved to Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club in Edmonton. The main sponsor is ATB Financial.

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YearWinnerCountryVenueLocation
2023 Davis Lamb Flag of the United States.svg  United States Northern Bear GC Strathcona County, Alberta
2022 Wil Bateman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Edmonton Petroleum G&CC Edmonton, Alberta
2021 Jared du Toit Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Country Hills GC Calgary, Alberta
2020No tournament
2019 Hayden Buckley Flag of the United States.svg  United States Country Hills GC Calgary, Alberta
2018 Corey Pereira Flag of the United States.svg  United States Country Hills GC Calgary, Alberta
2017 Chase Wright Flag of the United States.svg  United States Country Hills GC Calgary, Alberta
2016 Charlie Bull Flag of England.svg  England Country Hills GC Calgary, Alberta
2015 Daniel Miernicki Flag of the United States.svg  United States The Links of GlenEagles Cochrane, Alberta
2014 Brock Mackenzie Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sirocco GC Calgary, Alberta
2013 Joe Panzeri Flag of the United States.svg  United States Country Hills GC Calgary, Alberta
2012 Michael Gligic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Windermere G&CC Edmonton, Alberta
2011 Hugo León Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Bearspaw CC Calgary, Alberta
2010 Dustin Risdon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Edmonton CC Edmonton, Alberta
2009 Graham DeLaet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sirocco GC Calgary, Alberta
2008 Dustin Risdon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Cottonwood G&CC De Winton, Alberta
2007 Mike Grob Flag of the United States.svg  United States The Winston GC Calgary, Alberta

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  1. "Future of tour events a question of "optics"". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. December 4, 2009. p. 64. Retrieved March 11, 2020 via Newspapers.com.