British Columbia Open

British Columbia Open

Tournament information
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Established	1928
Tour(s)	Canadian Tour
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1993
Final champion
Eric Woods

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]

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

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

1. Olson, Arv (2012). Backspin: 120 Years of Golf in British Columbia. Heritage House Publishing. pp. 298–324. ISBN 978-1927051412.
2. "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. "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.