Canadian Open (golf)
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| Location |
 Canada – varies |
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| Established | 1904, 113 years ago |
| Course(s) |
Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,273 yards (6,650 m) |
| Organized by | Golf Canada |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$5.9 million |
| Month played | July |
| Aggregate | 263 Johnny Palmer (1952) 263 Scott Piercy (2012) 263 Tim Clark (2014) |
| To par | −23 Arnold Palmer (1955) |
 Jhonattan Vegas
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The Canadian Open (French: L'Omnium Canadien) is a professional golf tournament in Canada, first played 113 years ago in 1904. It is organized by the Royal Canadian Golf Association / Golf Canada. Played annually continuously since then, except for some years during World War I and World War II, the Canadian Open is the third oldest continuously running tournament on the PGA Tour, after The Open Championship and the U.S. Open.
As a national open, and especially as the most accessible non-U.S. national open for American golfers, the event had a special status in the era before the professional tour system became dominant in golf. In the interwar years it was sometimes considered the third most prestigious tournament in the sport, after The Open Championship and the U.S. Open. This previous status was noted in the media in 2000, when Tiger Woods became the first man to win The Triple Crown (all three Opens in the same season) in 29 years, since Lee Trevino in 1971. In the decades preceding the tournament's move to an undesirable September date in 1988, the Canadian Open was often unofficially referred to as the fifth major. Due to the PGA Tour's unfavorable scheduling, this special status has largely dissipated, but the Canadian Open remains a well-regarded fixture on the PGA Tour.
The top three golfers on the PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit prior to the tournament are given entry into the Canadian Open. However, prize money won at the Canadian Open does not count towards the Canadian Tour money list.
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