| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Established | 1935 |
| Course | Wolf Creek Golf Resort |
| Tour | Canadian Tour (until 1999) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | June |
| Current champion | |
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The Alberta Open is a golf tournament that is held in Alberta, Canada. It was an important event on the Canadian Tour and its predecessors until 1999 when it endured a brief hiatus after losing its main sponsors. It returned as an event on the provincial circuit in 2002. [1]
Although tournament organisers, Alberta Golf, state that the Alberta Open was first played in 1935, [2] the origins of the tournament can be traced back further, with an open championship being introduced to the Alberta Golf Association provincial tournament week in around 1912.
Originally a one-day 36-hole event played during the provincial tournament week alongside the amateur championship, the Alberta Open became a separate 72-hole tournament in 1937. [3] In response to not attracting as many big-name players as hoped, in 1953 prize money was substantially reduced and the tournament was cut to 54-holes. [4] As the Canadian Tour established itself in the late 1980s, the Alberta Open was again extended to 72-holes in 1988. Following its revival in 2002, it has been contested over both 36 and 54 holes.
| Year | Venue | Winner [5] | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Open Championship | ||||
| 2024 | Desert Blume | | 201 (−15) | |
| 2023 | Coal Creek | | 201 (−15) | |
| SVR Alberta Open | ||||
| 2022 | Sundre | | 135 (−9) | |
| 2021 | Wolf Creek | | 201 (−12) | |
| 2020 | Wolf Creek | | 206 (−7) | |
| 2019 | Trestle Creek | | 202 (−14) | [6] |
| 2018 | River Spirit | | 203 (−13) | [7] |
| 2017 | Sundre | | 139 (−5) | [8] |
| Alberta Open | ||||
| 2016 | RedTail Landing | | 134 (−10) | [9] |
| 2015 | Carnmoney | | 135 (−7) | [10] |
| 2014 | Wolf Creek | | 204 (−9) | [11] |
| 2013 | RedTail Landing | | 138 (−6) | [12] |
| 2012 | Carnmoney | | 210 (−3) | [13] |
| RBC Insurance Alberta Open | ||||
| 2011 | Carnmoney | | 207 (−6) [a] | [14] |
| 2010 | Carnmoney | | 131 (−11) [b] | [15] |
| Alberta Open presented by Fidelity Investments | ||||
| 2009 | Carnmoney | | 203 (−13) | [16] |
| Wolverton Alberta Open | ||||
| 2008 | Carnmoney | | 140 (−4) | [17] |
| Alberta Open | ||||
| 2007 | Carnmoney | | 130 (−14) | [18] |
| 2006 | Carnmoney | | 134 (−10) | [19] |
| 2005 | RedTail Landing | | 137 (−7) | [20] |
| 2004 | RedTail Landing | | 138 (−6) | |
| 2003 | RedTail Landing | | 141 (−3) [c] | |
| 2000–2002 | No tournament | |||
| Henry Singer Alberta Open | ||||
| 1999 | Wolf Creek | | 266 (−18) | |
| 1998 | Wolf Creek | | 260 (−20) | |
| 1997 | Wolf Creek | | 204 (−6) [d] | [21] |
| 1996 | Wolf Creek | | 270 (−10) | [22] |
| 1995 | Wolf Creek | | 268 (−12) | [23] |
| Alberta Open | ||||
| 1994 | Wolf Creek | | 271 (−9) | [24] |
| Allianz Alberta Open | ||||
| 1993 | Wolf Creek | | 273 (−7) | [25] |
| Canadian Home Assurance Alberta Open | ||||
| 1992 | Wolf Creek | | 276 (−4) [e] | [26] |
| 1991 | Wolf Creek | | 276 (−4) | [27] |
| Phoenix Sportswear Alberta Open | ||||
| 1990 | Wolf Creek | | 274 (−6) [f] | [28] |
| 1989 | Wolf Creek | | 269 (−11) | [29] |
| Alberta Open | ||||
| 1988 | Wolf Creek | | 279 (−1) [g] | [30] |
| 1987 | Wolf Creek | | 206 (−4) | [31] |
| 1986 | Mayfair | | 212 (+2) | [32] |
| 1985 | Pinebrook | | 208 (−5) | [33] |
| 1984 | Highlands | | 213 (E) | [34] |
| 1983 | Elks Club | | 213 (E) [h] | |
| 1982 | Derrick | | 68 (tie) [i] | |
| 1981 | Elks Club | | 141 (−1) [j] | |
| 1980 | Windermere | | 213 (E) | |
| 1979 | Connaught | Tournament cancelled [k] | ||
| 1978 | Windermere | | 209 (−4) | |
| 1977 | Willow Park | | 204 (−9) | |
| 1976 | Red Deer | | 212 (−4) [l] | |
| 1975 | Earl Grey | | 209 (−4) | [35] |
| 1974 | Derrick | | 206 (−7) | [36] |
| 1973 | Silver Springs | | 214 (−2) | [37] |
| 1972 | Highlands | | 204 (−9) | [38] |
| 1971 | Calgary | | 201 (−9) | [39] |
| 1970 | Mayfair | | 205 (−5) | [40] |
| 1969 | Earl Grey | | 210 (−3) | [41] |
| 1968 | Edmonton | | 213 (E) [m] | [42] |
| 1967 | Glendale | | 207 (−9) | [43] |
| 1966 | Canyon Meadows | | 214 (+1) [n] | [44] |
| 1965 | Highlands | | 211 (−2) | [45] |
| 1964 | Red Deer | | 203 (−13) | [46] |
| 1963 | No tournament [o] | |||
| 1962 | Calgary | | 210 (E) | [47] |
| 1961 | Windermere | | 211 (−2) | [48] |
| 1960 | Earl Grey | | 208 (−2) | [49] |
| 1959 | Edmonton | | 213 (E) [p] | [50] |
| 1958 | Earl Grey | Tournament cancelled [q] | ||
| 1957 | Highlands | | 212 (−1) [r] | [51] |
| 1956 | Calgary | | 217 (+7) | [52] |
| 1955 | Mayfair | | 210 (E) | [53] |
| 1954 | Earl Grey | | 208 (−2) | [54] |
| 1953 | Edmonton | | 205 (−8) | [55] |
| 1952 | Calgary | | 283 (+3) | [56] |
| 1951 | Highlands | | 281 (−7) | [57] |
| 1950 | Earl Grey | | 276 (−4) | [58] |
| 1949 | Mayfair | | 269 (−11) | [59] |
| 1948 | Calgary | | 285 (+5) | [60] |
| 1947 | Edmonton | | 277 (−7) | |
| 1946 | Calgary | | 288 (+8) [s] | [61] [62] |
| 1945 | Highlands | | 287 (−1) | [63] |
| 1944 | Calgary | | 268 (−12) [t] | [64] |
| 1943 | Calgary | | 293 (+13) | [65] |
| 1942 | Mayfair | | 279 (−1) | [66] |
| 1941 | Edmonton | | 272 (−12) | [67] |
| 1940 | Calgary | | 274 (−6) | [68] |
| 1939 | Mayfair | | 286 (+6) | [69] |
| 1938 | Calgary | | 276 (−4) | [70] |
| 1937 | Edmonton | | 291 (+7) | |
| 1936 | Mayfair | | 148 (+4) [u] | |
| 1935 | Calgary | | 141 | [71] |
| 1934 | Edmonton | | 140 (−2) | [72] |
| 1933 | Calgary | | 143 | |
| 1932 | Mayfair | | 140 | |
| 1931 | Calgary | | 144 | |
| 1930 | Edmonton | | 149 | |
| 1929 | Calgary | | 149 | |
| 1928 [v] | Mayfair | | 150 | |
| 1927 | Calgary | | 153 [w] | |
| 1926 | Edmonton | | 150 | |
| 1925 [v] | Calgary | | 152 | |
| 1924 | Mayfair | | 150 | |
| 1923 | Calgary | | 150 [x] | |
| 1922 | Edmonton | | 156 | |
| 1921 | Calgary St Andrews | | 142 | |
| 1920 | Calgary | | 157 [y] | |
| 1919 | Edmonton | | 155 | |
| 1915–1918 | No tournament due to World War I | |||
| 1914 | Calgary St Andrews | | 157 | |
| 1913 | Edmonton | | 167 | |
| 1912 | Calgary | | 159 | |