Canadian Men's Senior Championship, presented by BDO

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History

Conducted since 1962, the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship has grown to become one of most popular amateur golf events in Canada. In 1995, Golf Canada introduced the 65 and over Canadian Super Senior division in addition to the existing 55 and over age group.

Calgary’s Bob Wylie has captured seven John Rankin Memorial Trophies since 1985. Nick Weslock, one of Canada’s greatest amateurs of the century, won the event six times between 1973 and 1983. Ray Reid of Edmonton claimed a place in Canada’s golf history by winning the inaugural Super Senior Championship and having his name as the first to be engraved on the Governors Cup in 1995. Graham Cooke is a four-time winner of this event and is the winningest amateur champion in Canada; his resume also includes seven mid-amateur titles.

In 2010, Paul Simson made history by becoming the first person to win the British, U.S. and Canadian senior titles in the same year.

The Senior Championship is played over 72 holes with a cut after 36 holes. The Super Senior Championship is contested concurrently over the first 36 holes of the championship. The Senior Inter-provincial Team Championship, established in 1977, runs concurrently with the first 36 holes of the tournament.

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Format and Eligibility

The Canadian Men’s Senior Championship is a 72-hole stroke play championship:

  • Senior and Super Senior Division: These competitions will run concurrently through completion of 72 holes.
  • Inter-Provincial Team Competition: This competition will run concurrently through completion of the first 36 holes. Each day, the lowest two out of three individual 18-hole scores will count towards the team score.

Eligibility

  • SeniorThis competition is open to male amateur golfers who have reached their 55th birthday by the first scheduled day of the championship.
  • Super SeniorThis competition is open to male amateur golfers who have reached their 65th birthday by the first scheduled day of the championship.
  • Handicap Index must be 8.0 or less for Senior players and 12.0 or less for Super Senior players on the date of the application filing and at the registration deadline.  It is the player’s responsibility to ensure their Handicap Index is up to date before the registration deadline.

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Exemptions

The champion of the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship earns an exemption into the following events:

Past Champions

YearsSenior WinnerSuper Senior WinnerHost Club
2024Miles McConnellJack HallSaugeen Golf Club
2023Doug HanzelDoug HanzelBig Sky Golf & Country Club
2022Rusty StrawnFrank Van DornickRed Deer Golf & Country Club
2021Darren RitchieMichel RoyClub de Golf Le Manoir Richelieu
2020No Championship due to COVID-19
2019Gene ElliottLars MelanderCedar Brae Golf Club
2018Brad ExberDoug RoxburghGowan Brae Golf Club
2017Gene ElliottPaul SimsonKanawaki
2016Michael MercierJohn GallacherGrand Niagara Golf Club
2015Jack HallGeorge StokesDesert Blume Golf Club
2014Doug RoxburghMickey BattenCapilano Golf & Country Club
2013David SchultzRobert FugereBriars Golf Club
2012Chip LutzJohn WilliamsL’Aigle-Le Lion
2011Chip LutzAl SteingartTwin Rivers Golf Club
2010Paul SimsonTom LiljeholmSt. Thomas Golf & Country
2009Graham CookeTom LiljeholmGorge Vale Golf Club
2008No Championship
2007David LaneBruce BrewerSault Ste. Marie Golf Club
2006Peter HowePatrick SurajGlendale Golf & Country Club
2005Robert FugerePatrick SurajBeloeil Golf Club
2004Dave WebberJack NortheyBrantford Golf & Country Club
2003André GagnéChuck RibelinBally Hally Golf Club
2002Graham CookeMichael HarringtonSherbrook Golf & Country Club
2001Graham CookeEamonn McCormackCamelot Golf & Country Club
2000*Bud BradleyJohn OwensLaval-sur-le lac Golf Club
1999Norman GrayDon CodvilleRed Deer Golf & Country Club & River Bend Golf Club
1998George StokesDavid DaleSwan-e-set Bay Country Club
1997Patrick SurajKen BowdenTruro Golf & Country Club & Abercrombie Country Club
1996*Patrick SurajJohn C. OwensSummerlea Golf & Country Club
1995Robert WylieRay ReidRoyal Colwood Golf & Country Club
1994Doug SilverbergN/ANiakwa Country Club & Bel Acres Golf & Country Club
1993Robert WylieN/AEssex Golf & Country Club & Pointe West Golf Club
1992Bill BosshardN/ARivershore Golf Club
1991R. Keith AlexanderN/AGlencoe Golf & Country Club
1990Bob WylieN/AFredricton Golf & Country Club
1989Dick EsteyN/ARichelieu Valley Golf Club & Beloeil Golf Club
1988Bob WylieN/ABrightwood G & Country Club & Ashburn Golf Club
1987Bob WylieN/AWascana Golf & Country Club
1986Bob WylieN/AElmhurst G & Country Club & Pine Ridge Golf & Country Club
1985Bob WylieN/AUplands Golf Club and Gorge Vale Golf Club
1984Thomas HunterN/ABelvedere Golf & Winter Club and Brudenell Golf Club
1983Nick WeslockN/ASpring Lakes Golf Club
1982Arnold BakerN/AMayfair Golf & Country Club and Highlands Golf Club
1981Nick WeslockN/AElm Ridge Country Club & The Royal Monntréal Golf Club
1980Nick WeslockN/ARiverside Country Club & Saksatoon Golf & Country Club
1979Nick WeslockN/AThe Algonquin Hotel Golf Club
1978Herb CarnegieN/APoint Grey Golf & Country Club
1977Herb CarnegieN/AGlendale Golf & Country Club
1976Edward ErvastiN/AIslesmere Golf Club
1975John S. PoyenN/ACalgary Golf & Country Club
1974Nick WeslockN/AMoncton Golf & Country Club
1973Nick WeslockN/ADonalda Club
1972*Merle N. NoyesN/AUplands Golf Club
1971Henry MitchellN/AKanawaki Golf Club
1970Jack NashN/ASt. Charles Country Club
1969Phil FarleyN/AScarboro Golf & Country Club
1968Phil FarleyN/ARiverside Country Club
1967Dr. George B. BigelowN/AAshburn Golf Club
1966Jack LittlerN/ABrantford Golf & Country Club
1965George. C. HevenorN/ACapilano Golf & Country Club
1964George. C. HevenorN/ASummerlea Golf & Country Club
1963Wm. W. MartinN/ARoyal Québec Golf Club
1962George. C. HevenorN/ASt. Charles Country Club