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
- 1953 Summerlea Golf & Country Club, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
- 1954 Scarboro Golf & Country Club, Scarborough, Ontario
- 1955 Summerlea Golf & Country Club, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
- 1956 Royal Quebec Golf Club, Boischatel, Quebec
- 1957 Islesmere Golf & Country Club, Sainte-Dorothée, Quebec
Winners
References
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Category:Golf tournaments in Quebec
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