2016 PGA Tour Canada
The 2016 PGA Tour Canada season ran from May 26 to September 18 and consisted of 12 official golf tournaments. This was the 47th season of PGA Tour Canada (previously known as the Canadian Professional Golf Tour), and the third under the "PGA Tour Canada" name. It is also the second under the Mackenzie Tour - PGA Tour Canada name after Mackenzie Investments signed a six-year sponsorship deal. Ten events returned from the 2015 schedule and two were added.[1]
The purse for most events was $175,000 with first place earning $31,500. The final event of the season, the Freedom 55 Financial Championship, had a purse of $200,000, with $36,000 going to the winner.
Schedule
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR pts | Purse (C$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29 | Freedom 55 Financial Open | Vancouver, British Columbia |  Dan McCarthy (1) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jun 5 | Bayview Place Island Savings Open | Victoria, British Columbia |  Adam Cornelson (1) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jun 12 | GolfBC Championship | Kelowna, British Columbia | Dan McCarthy (2) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jun 26 | SIGA Dakota Dunes Open | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |  Max Rottluff (1) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jul 10 | The Players Cup | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Dan McCarthy (3) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jul 17 | Staal Foundation Open | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Taylor Moore (1) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Jul 31 | Syncrude Oil Country Championship | Edmonton, Alberta | Aaron Wise (1) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Aug 7 | ATB Financial Classic | Calgary, Alberta |  Charlie Bull (1) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Aug 21 | National Capital Open to Support Our Troops | Ottawa, Ontario | Brock Mackenzie (3) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Sep 4 | Cape Breton Celtic Classic | Baddeck, Nova Scotia | Dan McCarthy (4) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Sep 11 | Niagara Championship | Fort Erie, Ontario | David Pastore (1) | 6 | 175,000 |
| Sep 18 | Freedom 55 Financial Championship | London, Ontario |  Paul Barjon (1) | 6 | 200,000 |
Source[2]
Order of Merit leaders
The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Web.com Tour cards for 2017.[3]
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money (C$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan McCarthy | United States | 11 | 157,843 |
| 2 | Brock Mackenzie | United States | 12 | 84,075 |
| 3 | Taylor Moore | United States | 11 | 78,736 |
| 4 | Aaron Wise | United States | 7 | 65,313 |
| 5 | Adam Cornelson | Canada | 12 | 56,020 |
References
- ↑ "Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada announces 2016 schedule". PGA Tour Canada. February 10, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Tournament Schedule". PGA Tour Canada. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Order of Merit – 2016". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 19, 2016.