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Royal Montreal is the oldest golf club in North America.
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Karl Keffer, Albert Murray, Charles Murray, George Cumming and Pat Fletcher are all members of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame who have won the Canadian Open.
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Doug Saunders is the only amateur golfer to have won the Canadian Open.
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The youngest ever winner of the Canadian Open is Albert Murray who won in 1908 at age 20.
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George S. Lyon of Toronto won the 1904 Olympic Golf Matches.
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The oldest winner, to date, of the Canadian Open is Kel Nagel who won in 1964 at age 46.
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The first Canadian Open was held in 1904 at Royal Montreal Golf Club.
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Andy Bean broke Rule 14-1 in the 1983 Open when he struck a ball with the handle of his putter. Rule 14-1 states that the ball must be fairly struck at with the head of the club and must not be pushed, scraped or spooned. |
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Tiger Woods was presented with the Triple Crown Trophy in 2000 when he became the 2nd player to ever win the Canadian Open, the United States Open and the British Open in a single season. |
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The Royal Canadian Golf Association conducts the Bell Canadian Open.
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Leo Deigel is the only four time champion of the Canadian Open winning in 1924, 1925, 1928 & 1929.
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Pat Fletcher of the Saskatoon G & CC was the last Canadian Champion of the Canadian Open, which was held at Point Grey Golf Club in 1954.
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John Cook won the Canadian Open title in 1983 after playing against Johnny Miller in one of the longest Sudden Death finishes ever recorded - six extra holes. |
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In 1919, the legendary Bobby Jones played in his first and last Canadian Open tying for second place. |
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The 1996 Canadian Open held at Glen Abbey Golf Club was the only time in the championship's history it has been shortened to 54 holes, as a result of the weather. |
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The highest ever score to win the Canadian Open was by Charles Murray in 1911 with 314. |
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