Low Canucks at the Canadian Open since 1985..

This year I am not going to be at our Canadian Open out in Vancouver at Shaughnessy, along with many of my colleagues like Ian Hutchinson, in the continuing trend of newspapers reflecting effects of the world wide recession in cutting back on staff and where they send them..

Personally, I started in 1985, the year Curtis Strange beat Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman at the Abbey, the first of Strange's 2 Canadian Opens. I would take a week's holiday to volunteer as a dispatcher for the transportation committee.

Dick Grimm was the tournament director,Bill Paul his young assistant and it was a magical time when the biggest names in the game would come to play.

There was no Tiger Woods yet, but he was to come,and did he ever in 2000 when he beat a red hot, but seldom heard from since Kiwi, Grant Waite with "the shot", that 180 yard beauty from the fairway bunker over the pond to within 15 feet, simply astonishing.

In 1995 I started producing and broadcasting our Fairways Golf Show and our weekend at the Canadian Open was our highlight each year. I will share some of those stories as I write this week, but every year we would ask the same question, who will be the top Canadian, or heaven help us, could one win !

Well in 2004 Mike Weir could've, should've but didn't when he lost in that playoff to Vijay Singh, and tomorrow I will tell you the story, as I broadcast that event with Scott Metcalfe for our Fairways Radio Show from the media center at the Abbey..

Here for your interest are the low Canadian finishers since 1985.

Year/ Player/ Finish /Course/ No. of Canadians making cut

2010 Adam Hadwin T37 St. George's 3
2009 Stephen Ames, Chris Baryla T8 Glen Abbey 4
2008 Mike Weir T5 Glen Abbey 5
2007 Stephen Ames T27 Angus Glen 4
2006 David Hearn T20 Hamilton 4
2005 Stephen Ames T7 Shaughnessy 1
2004 Mike Weir 2 Glen Abbey 3
2003 Mike Weir 10 Hamilton 6
2002 Ian Leggatt T16 Angus Glen 8
2001 David Morland IV T5 The Royal Montreal 5
2000 Derek Gillespie T42 Glen Abbey 2
1999 Richard Zokol T29 Glen Abbey 4
1998 Ashley Chinner T13 Glen Abbey 6
1997 Richard Zokol T13 The Royal Montreal 8
1996 David Morland IV T46 Glen Abbey 7
1995 No Canadians made the cut N/A Glen Abbey 0
1994 Dan Halldorson T31 Glen Abbey 2
1993 Ray Stewart T45 Glen Abbey 2
1992 Dave Barr, Dan Halldorson, Jerry Anderson T43 Glen Abbey 5
1991 Ray Stewart T10 Glen Abbey 5
1990 Ray Stewart T15 Glen Abbey 2
1989 Dave Barr T8 Glen Abbey 4
1988 Dave Barr T4 Glen Abbey 2
1987 Richard Zokol T7 Glen Abbey 6
1986 Dave Barr T16 Glen Abbey 7
1985 Richard Zokol T18 Glen Abbey 5

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