The Canadian Open is a golf tournament which was founded in 1919. Since 1994 it has been sponsored as the "Bell Canadian Open". As a national open, and especially as the most accessible overseas national open for American golfers, the event had a special status in the era before the professional tour system became dominant in golf. In the interwar years it was sometimes considered the third most prestigious tournament in the sport after the British Open and the U.S. Open. This former status was noted in the media in 2000, when Tiger Woods became the first man to win all three Opens in the same season for many years. Nonetheless, this special status has largely dissapated, but the Canadian Open is a well regarded fixture on the PGA Tour.

Celebrated golfers who have won the tournament include: Walter Hagen, Sam Snead, Bobby Locke, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Greg Norman and Tiger Woods.

Since 1994 the tournament has had a title sponsor and has been known as the "Bell Canadian Open".

Winners

This list of winners is incomplete.

• 2004 Vijay Singh
• 2003 Bob Tway
• 2002 John Rollins
• 2001 Scott Verplank
• 2000 Tiger Woods
• 1999 Hal Sutton
• 1998 Billy Andrade
• 1997 Steve Jones
• 1996 Dudley Hart
• 1995 Mark O'Meara
• 1994 Nick Price
• 1993 David Frost
• 1992 Greg Norman
• 1991 Nick Price
• 1990 Wayne Levi

External links

Official site

Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site