Labatt Open

{{short description|Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour}}

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The Labatt Open was a golf event on the PGA Tour that was played in Canada from 1953 to 1957. It was sponsored by the Labatt Brewing Company, and played at several different venues.{{cite news |title=Canada will have $25,000 golf tourney next summer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46919945/ |date=December 13, 1952 |page=36 |newspaper=Edmonton Journal |location=Alberta, Canada |agency=CP |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=March 18, 2020}} It was canceled after the 1957 season when suitable dates in 1958 could not be agreed.{{cite news |title=LaBatt golf meet canceled |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46920305/ |date=December 15, 1957 |page=70 |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pennsylvania |agency=UP |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=March 18, 2020}}

Billy Casper won the first of his 51 PGA Tour wins at this event in 1956.{{cite web | title=The Year in Golf, 1956 | url=http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/p/timeline1956.htm | access-date=2007-11-19 | archive-date=February 4, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204153555/http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/p/timeline1956.htm | url-status=dead }}

Tournament hosts

Winners

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!Year!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par!!Margin
of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Winner's
share ($)!!Ref

1953Doug Ford{{USA}}align=center|265align=center|−155 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Walter Burkemoalign=right|5,000{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TYMtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6799%2C3459978 |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |last=Mcauley |first=Ed. |title=Doug Ford Wins Labatt Open With 15-under-par 265 |date=August 24, 1953 |page=18}}
1954Bud Holscher{{USA}}align=center|269align=center|−154 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Ford
{{flagicon|USA}} Dick Mayer
align=right|5,000{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pHctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pZgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7073%2C4591434 |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |last=Wheatley |first=W. R. |title=Holscher Shoots 63 to Win Toronto Open |date=August 30, 1954 |page=21}}
1955Gene Littler{{USA}}align=center|272align=center|−8Playoff{{flagicon|CAN}} Stan Leonardalign=right|5,000{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jjArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7006%2C4706015 |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |last=Mcauley |first=Ed. |title=Littler Beat Leonard in Play-off to Win Open Golf |date=August 29, 1955 |page=21}}
1956Billy Casper{{USA}}align=center|274align=center|−142 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Demaretalign=right|5,000{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8-lfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bZkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6538%2C2688309 |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |last=Mcauley |first=Ed. |title=Bill Casper (274) Wins $26,800 Open |date=July 16, 1956 |page=49}}
1957Paul Harney{{USA}}align=center|278align=center|−103 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} George Bayeralign=right|3,500{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2oItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cJkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6885%2C1339049 |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |last=Mcauley |first=Ed. |title=Paul Harney Wins $29,000 Open With 278, Bayer 2nd |date=July 8, 1957 |page=25}}

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