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Ottawa Citizen
2 days ago
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Zary: PGA Tour Americas skips Saskatchewan stopover this summer
There's a big absence among the Saskatchewan golf scorecards this summer. Article content Once again, there won't be a PGA professional event being played in the province. The Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open — after what was an abbreviated run — is not included in the PGA Tour Americas circuit for 2025. Article content Canadian A.J. Ewart — who is playing in this week's RBC Canadian Open in Caledon, Ont., being held at TPC Toronto/Osprey Valley — won the PGA Tour Americas event last year at Elk Ridge. Article content Article content American John Pak — who is also competing at the 2025 RBC Canadian Open this week — won the Saskatchewan event back in 2023. Article content Article content Prior to that, the Elk Ridge Open had been cancelled due to heavy rainfall in 2022 after a trial-run event was held during the COVID pandemic in 2021. Article content The Elk Ridge event had marked the return of professional men's tour golf to the province after a three-year absence between 2017-2020. Previously, the Dakota Dunes Golf Links — located south of Saskatoon on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation — staged Saskatchewan's pro tournament for seven years straight, from 2010-2016, as part of what was then under the respective Canadian Tour, PGA Tour Canada and Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada banners. Article content The name changed from Saskatchewan Open (2008-2009) to Dakota Dunes Casino Open (2010-2012) to Dakota Dunes Open (2013) to SIGA Dakota Dunes Open (2014-2016). Article content Article content
Calgary Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Zary: PGA Tour Americas skips Saskatchewan stopover this summer
There's a big absence among the Saskatchewan golf scorecards this summer. Article content Once again, there won't be a PGA professional event being played in the province. The Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open — after what was an abbreviated run — is not included in the PGA Tour Americas circuit for 2025. Article content Canadian A.J. Ewart — who is playing in this week's RBC Canadian Open in Caledon, Ont., being held at TPC Toronto/Osprey Valley — won the PGA Tour Americas event last year at Elk Ridge. Article content Article content American John Pak — who is also competing at the 2025 RBC Canadian Open this week — won the Saskatchewan event back in 2023. Article content Article content The Elk Ridge event had marked the return of professional men's tour golf to the province after a three-year absence between 2017-2020. Previously, the Dakota Dunes Golf Links — located south of Saskatoon on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation — staged Saskatchewan's pro tournament for seven years straight, from 2010-2016, as part of what was then under the respective Canadian Tour, PGA Tour Canada and Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada banners. Article content The name changed from Saskatchewan Open (2008-2009) to Dakota Dunes Casino Open (2010-2012) to Dakota Dunes Open (2013) to SIGA Dakota Dunes Open (2014-2016). Article content Article content Winners included the likes of Josh Geary, Andres Gonzales, Will Wilcox, Joe Panzeri, Matt Hill, Wil Collins, Matt Harmon, Michael Letzig and Max Rottluff, former college golf teammate of Jon Rahm. Article content
