2023 PGA Tour Canada season
DurationJune 15, 2023 (2023-06-15) – September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10)
Number of official events10
Most winsUnited States Davis Lamb (2)
United States Hayden Springer (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Hayden Springer
2022

The 2023 PGA Tour Canada was the 37th and final season of the Canadian Tour, and the 10th under the operation and running of the PGA Tour.

In April, the PGA Tour announced that the 2023 season would be the last, as from 2024 the tour would merge with PGA Tour Latinoamérica, creating PGA Tour Americas.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[2][3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(C$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Jun 18Royal Beach Victoria OpenBritish Columbia200,000Canada Étienne Papineau (1)3.14
Jun 25Elk Ridge Saskatchewan OpenSaskatchewan225,000United States John Pak (1)3.35
Jul 2ATB ClassicAlberta225,000United States Davis Lamb (1)3.62
Jul 16Quebec OpenQuebec200,000United States Davis Lamb (2)4.76
Jul 23Commissionaires Ottawa OpenOntario200,000Canada Stuart Macdonald (1)4.91
Jul 30Osprey Valley OpenOntario225,000United States Davis Shore (1)5.40
Aug 6Windsor ChampionshipOntario200,000United States Sam Choi (1)5.05
Aug 27CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba OpenManitoba200,000United States Hayden Springer (1)5.03
Sep 3CRMC ChampionshipUnited States200,000China Cao Yi (1)5.42
Sep 10Fortinet Cup ChampionshipAlberta225,000United States Hayden Springer (2)3.56

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Fortinet Cup and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4][5] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour.[6]

PositionPlayerPoints
1United States Hayden Springer1,311
2United States Sam Choi1,276
3United States Davis Lamb1,173
4Canada Étienne Papineau982
5China Cao Yi963

See also

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Canada events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on PGA Tour Canada as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour.

References

  1. "PGA Tour announces formation of PGA Tour Americas". PGA Tour. April 25, 2023. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. "2023 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  3. "PGA Tour Canada announces 2023 Fortinet Cup schedule". PGA Tour. March 22, 2023. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. "2023 Fortinet Cup". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  5. Mumford, Peter (September 10, 2023). "Hayden Springer wins Fortinet Cup, secures Player of the Year honours". Fairways Magazine. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  6. "Meet the Five: PGA Tour Canada graduates". PGA Tour. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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