Telus Open

The Telus Open was a golf tournament that was held in the Greater Montreal area in Quebec, Canada. First held in 2000 as the QuebecTel Open, it had one of the largest purses on the Canadian Tour and the biggest on the Quebec PGA Tour.[1] It was held for the final time in 2002.

Telus Open
Tournament information
LocationQuebec, Canada
Established2000
Course(s)Le Versant GC (2000, 2002)
Quatre Domaines GC (2001)
Tour(s)Canadian Tour
Quebec PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundC$200,000
Final year2002
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Paul Devenport (2001)
269 Ken Duke (2001)
To par−19 Paul Devenport (2001)
−19 Ken Duke (2001)
Final champion
Hank Kuehne

All three editions of the Telus sponsored tournament resulted in a tie at the end of the 72-holes of regulation play, necessitating sudden-death playoffs to determine the winners.

Winners

YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
Telus Open
2002Le Versant Hank Kuehne273 (−15)[lower-alpha 1][2]
2001Quatre Domaines Paul Devenport269 (−19)[lower-alpha 2][3]
QuebecTel Open
2000Le Versant Philip Jonas274 (−14)[lower-alpha 3][4]
  1. Kuehne won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Devenport won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Jonas won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

  1. Phillips, Randy (March 31, 2000). "$1-millon-plus purse sets record". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 14. Retrieved March 23, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Kuehne wins playoff in the Telus Quebec Open". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. August 12, 2002. p. 44. Retrieved March 23, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Phillips, Randy (August 13, 2001). "Devenport saves his best trick for playoff". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 14. Retrieved March 23, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jonas finally finds some good golf luck". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. July 24, 2000. p. 23. Retrieved March 23, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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