The British Columbia Open, commonly known as the B. C. Open, was a golf tournament that was held in British Columbia, Canada. It was held annually from 1928 until 1993 except for during the Second World War and 1958, when it was cancelled due to the celebratory British Columbia Centennial Open.[1]

British Columbia Open
Tournament information
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Established1928
Tour(s)Canadian Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1993
Final champion
United States Eric Woods

The B. C. Open was a fixture on the Canadian Tour from the tours foundation,[2] when it was the opening tournament in 1966, until 1993 when the British Columbia Professional Golfers Association decided to discontinue the event.[3] Shortly afterwards, the BC TEL Pacific Open was founded as a replacement event on the tour.

At various times the B. C. Open was played over 36, 54 and 72 holes, often differing from one year to the next.

Winners

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Year Venue Winner Score Ref
Xerox B.C. Open
1994 Predator Ridge Tournament cancelled [3]
1993 Predator Ridge   Eric Woods 278 (−14)
1992 Point Grey   Perry Parker 274 (−10)
1991 Point Grey   Guy Boros 274 (−10)
Canadian Airlines–George Williams B.C. Open
1990 Vancouver   Brandt Jobe 203 (−13)[a]
1989 Point Grey   Jim Rutledge 268 (−16)
1988 Point Grey   David Delong 207 (−6)
George Williams B.C. Open
1987 Point Grey   Jim Benepe 204 (−9)
1986 Point Grey   Jim Hallet 205 (−8)
1985 Point Grey   Rick Gibson 208 (−5)[b]
1984 Point Grey   Sandy Harper 271 (−17)
British Columbia Open
1983 Point Grey   Jim Nelford 207 (−9)
1982 Point Grey   Richard Zokol 203 (−13)
1981 Chilliwack   Jim Rutledge 200 (−13)
1980 Glen Meadows   Don Bies 275 (−13) [4]
1979 Glen Meadows   Jim Rutledge 210 (−6) [5]
1978 Prince George   Dave Barr 205 (−8) [6]
1977 Marine Drive   Dave Barr 205 (−8)
1976 Quilchena   Cec Ferguson (am) 206 (−10)
1975 Quilchena   Dave Barr 211 (−5) [7]
1974 Point Grey   Jim Barker 212 (−4) [8]
1973 Richmond   Gary Bowerman 213 (−3)[c]
1972 Vancouver   Terry Small 206 (−10)
1971 Marine Drive   Wayne Vollmer 206 (−7)
1970 Richmond   Brian Allin 209 (−7)
1969 Shaughnessy   Bill Wakeham 203 (−7)
1968 Gorge Vale   Bill Wakeham 209 (−7)
1967 Marine Drive   John Johnston (am) 200 (−13)
1966 Point Grey   Al Feldman 209 (−7)
1965 Vancouver   Al Mengert 203 (−13)
1964 Vancouver   Ken Still 208 (−8)
1963 Point Grey   Al Feldman 210 (−6)[d]
1962 Shaughnessy   Stan Leonard 290 (+2)[e]
1961 Chilliwack   Bob Duden 207 (−3)[f]
1960 Marine Drive   Bob Duden 268 (−16)
1959 Point Grey   Lyle Crawford 215 (−1)
British Columbia Centennial Open
1958 Point Grey   Jim Ferree 270 (−18)
British Columbia Open
1957 Vancouver   William Mawhinney 140 (−4)
1956 Point Grey   Chuck Congdon 139 (−5)[g]
1955 Shaughnessy   Dow Finsterwald 270 (−18)
1954 Quilchena   Stan Leonard 210 (−3)[h]
1953 Quilchena   Chuck Congdon 271 (−13)
1952 Shaughnessy   Chuck Congdon 276 (−12) [9]
1951 Rossland-Trail   Chuck Congdon 278 (−10)
1950 Marine Drive   Stan Leonard 278 (−6) [10]
1949 Point Grey   Stan Leonard 271 (−13)
1948 Shaughnessy   Chuck Congdon 280 (−8)
1947 Capilano   Stan Leonard 277 (−11)
1946 Uplands   Chuck Congdon 272 (−8)
1940–45 Not held due to World War II
1939 Point Grey   Fred Wood 292 (+8)
1938 Shaughnessy   Fred Wood 277 (−11)
1937 Oak Bay   Jimmy Todd (am) 273 (−3)
1936 Marine Drive   Russ Case (am) 277 (−7)
1935 Quilchena   Fred Wood 285 (+1)
1934 Royal Colwood   Don Sutherland 291
1933 Vancouver   Phil Taylor 283 (−5) [2]
1932 Jericho   Ken Black (am) 286 (−2)
1931 Uplands   Phil Taylor 284 (E)
1930 Point Grey   Davie Black 279 (−5)
1929 Oak Bay   Phil Taylor 278
1928 Shaughnessy   Davie Black 292 (+4)
  1. ^ Final round washed out.
  2. ^ Gibson won after a playoff.
  3. ^ Bowerman won after a playoff.
  4. ^ Feldman won after a playoff.
  5. ^ Leonard won after a playoff.
  6. ^ Duden won after a playoff.
  7. ^ Congdon won after a playoff.
  8. ^ Leonard won after an extended playoff against Chuck Congdon, Johnny Langford and Doug Bajus. Congdon and Bajus were eliminated after the first 18-hole playoff, but Leonard and Langford still remained tied after one extra sudden-death hole when darkness fell. A second 18-hole playoff was then held the following week, in which Leonard prevailed with a 68 to Langford's 71.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Olson, Arv (2012). Backspin: 120 Years of Golf in British Columbia. Heritage House Publishing. pp. 298–324. ISBN 978-1927051412.
  2. ^ a b "Phil Taylor takes B.C. Open Third Time". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. September 9, 1933. p. 27. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "B.C. Open Cancelled". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. January 14, 1994. p. A56. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bies charges back to win B.C. Open". Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. September 15, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rutledge rallies to win B.C. Open". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. October 1, 1979. p. 26. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Barr calls this shot". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. August 14, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. p. 421. ISBN 0385149409.
  8. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. p. 360. ISBN 0002119552.
  9. ^ "Congdon wins B.C. Open". The Eugene Guard. Eugene, Oregon, United States. October 6, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Stan almost "blew" Open". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. September 18, 1950. p. 18. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Google News Archive.