Manitoba Open

The Manitoba Open is a golf tournament on PGA Tour Canada that is held in Manitoba, Canada. It was first played from 1919 to 1925 and then from 1931 to 1997 before adopting a new name in 1998. After several further name changes, the tournament readopted its original title for 2020.[1]

Manitoba Open
Tournament information
LocationManitoba, Canada
Established1919
Course(s)Southwood G&CC
Tour(s)Canadian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundC$200,000
Month playedAugust
Current champion
Derek Barron

From 1998 to 2006 it was known as the MTS Classic, then as the Free Press Manitoba Classic in 2007, and from 2008 to 2012 as the Canadian Tour Players Cup, which was shortened to Players Cup in 2013.

Winners
YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
Manitoba Open
2020Southwood G&CC
The Players Cup
2019Southwood G&CC Derek Barron274 (−14)[2]
2018Southwood G&CC Tyler McCumber266 (−22)[3]
2017Pine Ridge GC Kramer Hickok269 (−15)[4]
2016Niakwa CC Dan McCarthy259 (−25)[5]
2015Pine Ridge GC Pan Cheng-tsung269 (−15)[6]
2014Pine Ridge GC Tim Madigan275 (−9)[7]
2013Pine Ridge GC Carlos Sainz, Jr.271 (−17)[8]
Canadian Tour Players Cup
2012Pine Ridge GC Chris Killmer269 (−15)[lower-alpha 1][9]
2011Pine Ridge GC Tom Hoge268 (−16)
2010Pine Ridge GC Aaron Goldberg273 (−11)
2009Pine Ridge GC Graham DeLaet276
2008Pine Ridge GC Wes Heffernan270
Free Press Manitoba Classic
2007Pine Ridge GC Mike Mezei271
MTS Classic
2006Pine Ridge GC Josh Habig271
2005Pine Ridge GC Lee Williamson276
2004Pine Ridge GC Erik Compton267
2003Pine Ridge GC Jon Mills275
2002Pine Ridge GC Alex Quiroz272
2001Pine Ridge GC Kenneth Staton266
2000Pine Ridge GC Ben Ferguson267
1999Elmhurst G&CC Neale Smith272
1998Elmhurst G&CC Perry Parker281
Xerox Manitoba Open
1997Elmhurst G&CC Mark Wurtz276
1996Pine Ridge GC Rob McMillan (amateur)274
1995Pine Ridge GC Trevor Dodds279
1994Pine Ridge GC Scott Dunlap276
1993Breezy Bend G&CC Frank Edmonds270
1992Breezy Bend G&CC Chris Patton265
Manitoba Open
1991Breezy Bend G&CC Kelly Gibson267
1990Southwood G&CC Jeff Bloom264
1989Southwood G&CC Stu Hendley265
1988Southwood G&CC Dave Barr270
1987Southwood G&CC Dave Barr266
1986Southwood G&CC Bob Panasik204[lower-alpha 2]
1985Southwood G&CC
Elmhurst GC		 Robbie Phillips137[lower-alpha 3]
1984Niakwa CC Dan Halldorson208
1983Rossmere G&CC Dan Halldorson208
1982Elmhurst GC Kelly Murray218[lower-alpha 4]
1981Breezy Bend G&CC Dan Croonquist207
1980Pine Ridge GC Bob Cox210
1979Glendale G&CC Jerry Anderson212
1978Pine Ridge GC Dan Halldorson213
1977Rossmere G&CC Dan Halldorson208
1976Elmhurst GC Rick Ehrmanntraut211
1975Breezy Bend G&CC Ed Byman208
1974St. Charles CC Bill Tape211[lower-alpha 5]
1973Niakwa CC Gar Hamilton212[lower-alpha 6]
1972Glendale G&CC Wilf Homenuik211
1971Rossmere G&CC John Elliott, Jr.210[lower-alpha 7]
1970Pine Ridge GC Gary Pitchford211
1969Breezy Bend G&CC Mike Reasor209
1968Bel Acres G&CC Alvie Thompson213
1967Elmhurst G&CC Moe Norman201[lower-alpha 8]
1966Glendale G&CC Moe Norman212
1965Elmhurst G&CC Moe Norman208
1964Pine Ridge GC Alvie Thompson212
1963Southwood G&CC Dayton Olson213[lower-alpha 9]
1962Pine Ridge GC Alvie Thompson217
1961Pine Ridge GC Wilf Homenuik211
1960St. Charles CC George Knudson210
1959Elmhurst G&CC George Knudson211
1958Niakwa CC George Knudson210
1957Glendale G&CC Joe Tachan213
1956Southwood G&CC Ev Stuart284
1955Niakwa CC Harold Eidsvig221[lower-alpha 10]
1954Glendale G&CC Len Harvey220
1953Niakwa CC Len Harvey226
1952Elmhurst G&CC Harold Eidsvig221
1951Pine Ridge GC Joe Tachan219
1950St. Charles CC Bobby Reith218
1949Southwood G&CC Harold Eidsvig142
1948Assiniboine GC Allan Boes149
1947Niakwa CC Harold Eidsvig147
1946Pine Ridge GC Joe Tachan70
1945St. Charles CC Claude Shackell75
1944Southwood G&CC Allan Boes143
1943Niakwa CC Allan Boes149
1942Southwood G&CC Gerhard Kennedy141
1941Pine Ridge GC Allan Boes146
1940Niakwa CC Arthur Land149
1939Southwood G&CC Kas Zebowski141
1938Elmhurst G&CC Kas Zebowski138
1937St. Charles CC Arthur Land151
1936Pine Ridge GC Kas Zebowski142
1935Niakwa CC Bobby Reith152
1934Elmhurst GC Bobby Reith142
1933St. Charles CC Bud Donovan146
1932Pine Ridge GC Bobby Reith148
1931Niakwa CC Eric Bannister144
1926–30No tournament
1925Pine Ridge GC Ernest Penfold298
1924Winnipeg GC Jack Cuthbert (amateur)303
1923St. Charles CC Willie Kidd150[lower-alpha 11]
1922St. Charles CC
Winnipeg GC
Elmhurst GC[lower-alpha 12]		 Eric Bannister232
1921No tournament
1920 Frank Adams231
1919St. Charles CC Karl Keffer307[10]
  1. Killmer on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Panasik won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Heavy rain rendered the Southwood G&CC course unplayable, which led to the cancellation of the second round and the tournament being reduced to 36-holes, with the final round played at Elmhurst GC.
  4. Murray won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. Tape won following a playoff.
  6. Hamilton won following a playoff.
  7. Elliott won following a playoff.
  8. Norman won following a playoff.
  9. Olson won following a playoff.
  10. Eidsvig won following a playoff.
  11. Kidd won following an 18-hole playoff; Willie Kidd 72, Hugh Fletcher 77, James Pringle 78.
  12. One round played at each course.

Sources: [11][12][13][14]

References
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  3. Weibe, Ken (August 19, 2018). "McCumber cruises to victory in The Players Cup". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  4. Weibe, Ken (July 9, 2017). "American Hickok wins Players Cup by three strokes". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  5. Weibe, Ken (July 10, 2016). "McCarthy steamrolls field en route to winning Players Cup golf tournament". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  6. Masuda, Nick (July 13, 2015). "Pan rallies to win The Players Cup on PGA Tour Canada". Golfweek (USA Today). Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  7. Dreger, Clayton (July 13, 2014). "Madigan Captures Players Cup". Steinbach Online. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  8. Weibe, Ken (July 21, 2013). "American Sainz bags four birdies to win Players Cup crown". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  9. "Chris Kilmer is Players Cup Champion". Winnipeg Sun. July 16, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  10. "Keffer golf champion". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. September 29, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  11. "Our Past Champions". Manitoba Open. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  12. "Manitoba Golf Annual '82" (PDF). Manitoba Golf Association: 64. Retrieved April 6, 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. "The Players Cup Preview". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013.
  14. Weibe, Ken (March 7, 2018). "The Players Cup gets new home..." Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2020.


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