1986 Canadian Tour

1986 Canadian Tour season

Duration	June 16, 1986 (1986-06-16) – September 14, 1986 (1986-09-14)
Number of official events	8
Most wins	Bob Panasik (2)
Order of Merit	Dave Barr
1987 →

The 1986 Canadian Tour was the inaugural season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (C$)	Winner[a]	OWGR points
Jun 18	Labbatt's Blue Light Pro-Am	Ontario	50,000	Gordon Smith (1)	n/a
Jun 22	Quebec Open	Quebec	60,000	Dave Barr (1)	n/a
Jul 6	Hamilton Blue Light Pro-Am	Ontario	25,000	Frank Edmonds (1)	n/a
Jul 13	Windsor Charity Classic	Ontario	50,000	David Tentis (1)	n/a
Aug 24	Manitoba Open	Manitoba	50,000	Bob Panasik (1)	n/a
Aug 31	George Williams B.C. Open	British Columbia	125,000	Jim Hallet (1)	n/a
Sep 7	Payless Canadian Tournament Players Championship	British Columbia	50,000	Bob Panasik (2)	n/a
Sep 14	CPGA Championship	Ontario	100,000	Dan Halldorson (1)	4

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Labbatt Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.^[2][3]

Position	Player	Prize money (C$)
1	Dave Barr	54,525
2	Dan Halldorson	36,118
3	Bob Panasik	22,854
4	Daniel Talbot	22,830
5	Jean-Louis Lamarre	16,889

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

References

1. "Canadian Tour 1986". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. March 12, 1986. p. 3. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "CPGA Money Leaders". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. November 15, 1986. p. 13. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Danny's bread-and-butter produces Timex prize". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada. September 15, 1986. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website