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.
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
- Senior: This competition is open to male amateur golfers who have reached their 55th birthday by the first scheduled day of the championship.
- Super Senior: This 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:
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Past Champions
Years | Senior Winner | Super Senior Winner | Host Club |
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2024 | Miles McConnell | Jack Hall | Saugeen Golf Club |
2023 | Doug Hanzel | Doug Hanzel | Big Sky Golf & Country Club |
2022 | Rusty Strawn | Frank Van Dornick | Red Deer Golf & Country Club |
2021 | Darren Ritchie | Michel Roy | Club de Golf Le Manoir Richelieu |
2020 | No Championship due to COVID-19 | ||
2019 | Gene Elliott | Lars Melander | Cedar Brae Golf Club |
2018 | Brad Exber | Doug Roxburgh | Gowan Brae Golf Club |
2017 | Gene Elliott | Paul Simson | Kanawaki |
2016 | Michael Mercier | John Gallacher | Grand Niagara Golf Club |
2015 | Jack Hall | George Stokes | Desert Blume Golf Club |
2014 | Doug Roxburgh | Mickey Batten | Capilano Golf & Country Club |
2013 | David Schultz | Robert Fugere | Briars Golf Club |
2012 | Chip Lutz | John Williams | L’Aigle-Le Lion |
2011 | Chip Lutz | Al Steingart | Twin Rivers Golf Club |
2010 | Paul Simson | Tom Liljeholm | St. Thomas Golf & Country |
2009 | Graham Cooke | Tom Liljeholm | Gorge Vale Golf Club |
2008 | No Championship | ||
2007 | David Lane | Bruce Brewer | Sault Ste. Marie Golf Club |
2006 | Peter Howe | Patrick Suraj | Glendale Golf & Country Club |
2005 | Robert Fugere | Patrick Suraj | Beloeil Golf Club |
2004 | Dave Webber | Jack Northey | Brantford Golf & Country Club |
2003 | André Gagné | Chuck Ribelin | Bally Hally Golf Club |
2002 | Graham Cooke | Michael Harrington | Sherbrook Golf & Country Club |
2001 | Graham Cooke | Eamonn McCormack | Camelot Golf & Country Club |
2000 | *Bud Bradley | John Owens | Laval-sur-le lac Golf Club |
1999 | Norman Gray | Don Codville | Red Deer Golf & Country Club & River Bend Golf Club |
1998 | George Stokes | David Dale | Swan-e-set Bay Country Club |
1997 | Patrick Suraj | Ken Bowden | Truro Golf & Country Club & Abercrombie Country Club |
1996 | *Patrick Suraj | John C. Owens | Summerlea Golf & Country Club |
1995 | Robert Wylie | Ray Reid | Royal Colwood Golf & Country Club |
1994 | Doug Silverberg | N/A | Niakwa Country Club & Bel Acres Golf & Country Club |
1993 | Robert Wylie | N/A | Essex Golf & Country Club & Pointe West Golf Club |
1992 | Bill Bosshard | N/A | Rivershore Golf Club |
1991 | R. Keith Alexander | N/A | Glencoe Golf & Country Club |
1990 | Bob Wylie | N/A | Fredricton Golf & Country Club |
1989 | Dick Estey | N/A | Richelieu Valley Golf Club & Beloeil Golf Club |
1988 | Bob Wylie | N/A | Brightwood G & Country Club & Ashburn Golf Club |
1987 | Bob Wylie | N/A | Wascana Golf & Country Club |
1986 | Bob Wylie | N/A | Elmhurst G & Country Club & Pine Ridge Golf & Country Club |
1985 | Bob Wylie | N/A | Uplands Golf Club and Gorge Vale Golf Club |
1984 | Thomas Hunter | N/A | Belvedere Golf & Winter Club and Brudenell Golf Club |
1983 | Nick Weslock | N/A | Spring Lakes Golf Club |
1982 | Arnold Baker | N/A | Mayfair Golf & Country Club and Highlands Golf Club |
1981 | Nick Weslock | N/A | Elm Ridge Country Club & The Royal Monntréal Golf Club |
1980 | Nick Weslock | N/A | Riverside Country Club & Saksatoon Golf & Country Club |
1979 | Nick Weslock | N/A | The Algonquin Hotel Golf Club |
1978 | Herb Carnegie | N/A | Point Grey Golf & Country Club |
1977 | Herb Carnegie | N/A | Glendale Golf & Country Club |
1976 | Edward Ervasti | N/A | Islesmere Golf Club |
1975 | John S. Poyen | N/A | Calgary Golf & Country Club |
1974 | Nick Weslock | N/A | Moncton Golf & Country Club |
1973 | Nick Weslock | N/A | Donalda Club |
1972 | *Merle N. Noyes | N/A | Uplands Golf Club |
1971 | Henry Mitchell | N/A | Kanawaki Golf Club |
1970 | Jack Nash | N/A | St. Charles Country Club |
1969 | Phil Farley | N/A | Scarboro Golf & Country Club |
1968 | Phil Farley | N/A | Riverside Country Club |
1967 | Dr. George B. Bigelow | N/A | Ashburn Golf Club |
1966 | Jack Littler | N/A | Brantford Golf & Country Club |
1965 | George. C. Hevenor | N/A | Capilano Golf & Country Club |
1964 | George. C. Hevenor | N/A | Summerlea Golf & Country Club |
1963 | Wm. W. Martin | N/A | Royal Québec Golf Club |
1962 | George. C. Hevenor | N/A | St. Charles Country Club |