Ontario Open Heritage Classic

The Ontario Open Heritage Classic was a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour that was held in Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1999, three years after the long-standing Ontario Open was last played, and ran for four years, through 2002. It was hosted at a different venue every year.

Ontario Open Heritage Classic
Tournament information
LocationOntario, Canada
Established1999
Tour(s)Canadian Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year2002
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Arron Oberholser (1999)
To par−20 Arron Oberholser (1999)
Final champion
Mike Grob

In the inaugural tournament, Arron Oberholser set a new Canadian Tour record for the largest winning margin when he finished 11 strokes ahead of Ian Leggatt and Tony Carolan.[1]

Winners

YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
2002Grandview Mike Grob274 (−14)[2]
2001Fort William Craig Matthew272 (−16)[lower-alpha 1][3]
2000Osprey Links Zhang Lianwei204 (−9)[lower-alpha 2][4]
1999Sault Ste. Marie Arron Oberholser264 (−20)[lower-alpha 3][1]
  1. Matthew won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Final round cancelled due to rain.
  3. Oberholser's 11 stroke winning margin is a Canadian Tour record.

References

  1. "Record tourney for Oberholser". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. July 19, 1999. p. 50. Retrieved March 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Grob Captures Title in Ontario". Golf Channel. June 16, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. "Matthew wins in playoff". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. July 23, 2001. p. 24. Retrieved March 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "First win in Canada". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. July 10, 2000. p. 20. Retrieved March 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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