The Greater Vancouver Classic was a golf tournament that was held in the Greater Vancouver area, in British Columbia, Canada. Founded as the BC TEL Pacific Open in 1994, it was a direct replacement for the cancelled British Columbia Open on the Canadian Tour. In 2000 it was re-titled as the Telus Vancouver Open.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Established | 1994 |
| Tour(s) | Canadian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 2009 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Guy Hill (1996) |
| To par | −20 Guy Hill (1996) |
| Final champion | |
 Eric Woods | |
For 2002, the tournament had agreed a new multi-year sponsorship deal with a lawn car company and was to have been titled the Perfectly Natural Classic, but they backed out resulting in a great deal of discussion over a new unsponsored name. Having considered Greater Vancouver Open and Vancouver Open, which risked confusion with the PGA Tour event,[1] eventually it was changed to Greater Vancouver Classic, and from 2006 the Greater Vancouver Charity Classic. In 2009, the name changed again, this time to the City of Surrey Invitational; it was to be the final time the tournament was held.
Winners
edit| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Surrey Invitational | ||||
| 2009 | Hazelmere | Mike Grob | 272 (−16) | |
| Greater Vancouver Charity Classic | ||||
| 2008 | Hazelmere |  Adam Speirs | 275 (−13) | |
| 2007 | Hazelmere | James Lepp | 274 (−14) | |
| 2006 | Hazelmere | Lee Williamson | 280 (−8) | |
| Greater Vancouver Classic | ||||
| 2005 | Hazelmere | Tournament cancelled | [2] | |
| 2004 | Mayfair | Ryan Miller | 270 (−14) | |
| 2003 | Swan-e-set Bay | James Lepp (a) | 269 (−19) | |
| 2002 | Swan-e-set Bay |  Iain Steel | 272 (−16)[a] | |
| Telus Vancouver Open | ||||
| 2001 | Point Grey | Stuart Scott | 276 (−12)[b] | |
| 2000 | Mayfair Lakes | Rob McMillan | 271 (−13) | |
| BC TEL Pacific Open | ||||
| 1999 | Mayfair Lakes | Ken Staton | 269 (−15) | |
| 1998 | Mayfair Lakes |  Ian Hutchings | 271 (−13) | |
| 1997 | Mayfair Lakes | Mike Weir | 271 (−13) | |
| 1996 | Mayfair Lakes | Guy Hill | 264 (−20) | [3] |
| 1995 | Mayfair Lakes | Nicky Goetze | 270 (−14)[c] | |
| 1994 | Mayfair Lakes |  Craig Jones | 268 (−16) | |
References
edit- ^ "Tour event gets name change". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. June 18, 2002. p. 45. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vancouver Classic". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. April 22, 2005. p. 77. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. p. 416. ISBN 1878843176.