Tournament information | |
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Location | London, Ontario |
Established | 2002 |
Course(s) | Highland Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour Americas |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | C$225,000 |
Month played | September |
Current champion | |
Hayden Springer |
The Fortinet Tour Championship is an annual golf tournament played on PGA Tour Americas, formerly known as PGA Tour Canada, commonly known as the Canadian Tour. It is the last tournament played in the season, and in 2024 will feature a purse of 225,000 USD.
The tournament was founded in 2002 as the Bay Mills Open, hosted at the Bay Mills Resort in Brimley, Michigan, United States, and became designated as the Canadian Tour's "Players Championship" the following year. In 2006, the tournament moved to Ontario, Canada as the new Canadian Tour Championship.[1] It has since remained in Ontario, and adopted different names under various title sponsors.
In 2015, it was an event reserved for those in the top 60 on the PGA Tour Canada money list. All players in this tournament retain PGA Tour Canada status. It is also a final chance to finish in the top five on the Order of Merit to earn Korn Ferry Tour cards or at least improve their position for qualifying school.
As the Tour Championship for the Canadian Tour, which was held under restrictions during pandemic years of 2020-21, the PGA Tour held a replacement tour in the United States for the PGA Tour Canada. The 2020 LocaliQ Series (the legal replacement for the PGA Tour Canada) was held at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Georgia, United States. The 2021 Forme Tour, which served as the official PGA Tour Canada replacement tour for United States-based players during travel restructions, had the Tour Championship held at Huntsville Golf Club in Dallas, Pennsylvania, United States.
Winners
Fortinet Cup Championship
Forme Tour Championship
LocaliQ Series Championship
Canada Life Championship
Freedom 55 Financial Championship
- 2018 Danny Walker
- 2017 Rico Hoey
- 2016 Paul Barjon
- 2015 Jason Millard
Tour Championship of Canada
Canadian Tour Championship
- 2012 Eugene Wong
- 2011 Stuart Anderson
- 2010 Aaron Goldberg
- 2009 James Love
- 2008 Tom Stankowski
- 2007 Bret Guetz
- 2006 Stuart Anderson
Bay Mills Open Players Championship
- 2005 Michael Harris
- 2004 Chris Wisler
- 2003 Rodney Butcher
Bay Mills Open
- 2002 Jeff Quinney
References
- ^ "Canadian Tour Championship Past Champions". CanTour.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.