2020 PGA Tour Canada
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The 2020 PGA Tour Canada, titled as the 2020 Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada for sponsorship reasons, was intended to be the 35th season of the Canadian Tour, and the eighth under the operation and running of the PGA Tour.
In-season changes
[edit]In early March, the tour's four remaining qualifying tournaments were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On April 16, it was announced that the first six tournaments would also be postponed.[2] On May 29, the tour announced the cancellation of the entire season.[3]
With the cancellation of the season, the PGA Tour created an eight tournament LocaliQ Series based in the United States in which tour members, along with members of those of the suspended 2020 PGA Tour Latinoamérica and the canceled 2020 PGA Tour China seasons, would be eligible to compete.[4] In addition, four tournaments, the Canada Life Series, were played in Canada in August and September to provide Canadian-based players some playing opportunities.[5]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists intended official events during the 2020 season.[6]
| Date | Tournament | Location |
|---|---|---|
| May 31 | Canada Life Open | British Columbia |
| Jun 7 | DCBank Open | British Columbia |
| Jun 14 | GolfBC Championship | British Columbia |
| Jun 28 | Lethbridge Paradise Canyon Open | Alberta |
| Jul 5 | Prince Edward Island Pro-Am | Prince Edward Island |
| Jul 12 | Osprey Valley Open | Ontario |
| Jul 19 | Windsor Championship | Ontario |
| Aug 9 | ATB Financial Classic | Alberta |
| Aug 16 | Manitoba Open | Manitoba |
| Aug 23 | CRMC Championship | Minnesota |
| Aug 30 | Ontario Open | Ontario |
| Sep 13 | Mackenzie Investments Open | Quebec |
| Sep 20 | Canada Life Championship | Ontario |
Canada Life Series
[edit]A series of four 54-hole tournaments was organised in August and September.[6]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (C$) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 | Canada Life Series at Bear Mountain | British Columbia | 50,000 |  Evan Holmes
|
| Aug 19 | Canada Life Series at Bear Mountain | British Columbia | 50,000 |  Cao Yi
|
| Sep 4 | Canada Life Series at TPC Toronto | Ontario | 50,000 |  Albert Pistorius
|
| Sep 11 | Canada Life Series Championship at TPC Toronto | Ontario | 50,000 | Laurent Desmarchais (a)
|
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "PGA Tour announces schedule adjustments for remainder of 2019–20 FedExCup season, releases fall portion of 2020–21 PGA Tour Regular Season schedule". PGA Tour. April 16, 2020. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada cancels 2020 season". PGA Tour. May 29, 2020. Archived from the original on May 31, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ Wacker, Brian (July 14, 2020). "PGA Tour announces eight-tournament series for players from smaller circuits". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Canada Life Series: Four tournaments, four champions, for charity". PGA Tour. September 14, 2020. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "2020 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2023.