Montreal Open (golf)
Golf tournament
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The Montreal Open (French: Open de Montréal) was a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour that was held in the Greater Montreal area, Quebec, Canada between 2004 and 2009.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Established | 2004 |
| Tour | Canadian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 2009 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 263 Stuart Anderson (2009) |
| To par | −24 Brent Schwarzrock (2007) |
| Final champion | |
 Stuart Anderson | |
Founded as the Greater Montreal Open in 2004, the event was sponsored by Lexus the following year and titled the Lexus Montreal Open. In 2006, Montreal Casino was the title sponsor and the tournament was designated as the Canadian Tour's "Players Championship". Between 2007 until it ended in 2009, it was sponsored by the Desjardins Group and titled as the Desjardins Montreal Open.
An earlier event with the same name was played in 1945 and won by Byron Nelson.[1][2]
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desjardins Montreal Open | ||||
| 2009 | Saint-Raphaël | Stuart Anderson | 263 (−21) | [3] |
| 2008 | Saint-Raphaël | Graham DeLaet | 274 (−10)[a] | |
| 2007 | Saint-Raphaël |  Brent Schwarzrock | 264 (−24)[b] | [4] |
| Casino de Montreal Open for the Players Championship | ||||
| 2006 | Quatre Domaines | Wes Heffernan | 270 (−18)[c] | |
| Lexus Montreal Open | ||||
| 2005 | Île de Montréal | Peter Tomasulo | 274 (−6) | |
| Greater Montreal Open | ||||
| 2004 | Île de Montréal | Stephen Woodard | 206 (−4)[d] | [5] |