Glen Abbey Golf Club
Glen Abbey Golf Club: Jack Nicklaus (1976). Par 73, 7,214 yards. Dustin Johnson won the 2018 RBC Canadian Open here with 265 (−23).
Glen Abbey Golf Club: Jack Nicklaus (1976). Par 73, 7,214 yards. Dustin Johnson won the 2018 RBC Canadian Open here with 265 (−23).
Glen Abbey Golf Club: Jack Nicklaus (1976). Par 73, 7,214 yards. Dustin Johnson won the 2018 RBC Canadian Open here with 265 (−23).
Updated October 24, 2026
31 editions on the record, by event, newest first.
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Colleen Walker | 278 (−14) | LPGA (women's major) |
PGA Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | RBC Canadian Open Dustin Johnson | 265 (−23) | lowest winning score in this event · by 3 strokes |
| 2017 | Jhonattan Vegas | 267 (−21) | won in a playoff |
| 2016 | Jhonattan Vegas | 276 (−12) | by 1 stroke |
| 2015 | Jason Day | 271 (−17) | by 1 stroke |
| 2013 | Brandt Snedeker | 272 (−16) | by 3 strokes |
| 2009 | Nathan Green | 270 (−18) | won in a playoff |
| 2008 | Chez Reavie | 267 (−17) | by 3 strokes |
| 2004 | Canadian Open Vijay Singh | 275 (−9) | won in a playoff |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | 266 (−22) | by 1 stroke |
| 1999 | Hal Sutton | 275 (−13) | by 3 strokes |
| 1998 | Billy Andrade | 275 (−13) | won in a playoff |
| 1996 | Dudley Hart | 202 (−14) | by 1 stroke |
| 1995 | Mark O'Meara | 274 (−14) | won in a playoff |
| 1994 | Nick Price | 275 (−13) | by 1 stroke |
| 1993 | David Frost | 279 (−9) | by 1 stroke |
| 1992 | Greg Norman | 280 (−8) | won in a playoff |
| 1991 | Nick Price | 273 (−15) | by 1 stroke |
| 1990 | Wayne Levi | 278 (−10) | by 1 stroke |
| 1989 | Steve Jones | 271 (−17) | by 2 strokes |
| 1988 | Ken Green | 275 (−13) | by 1 stroke |
| 1987 | Curtis Strange | 276 (−12) | by 3 strokes |
| 1986 | Bob Murphy | 280 (−8) | by 3 strokes |
| 1985 | Curtis Strange | 279 (−9) | by 2 strokes |
| 1984 | Greg Norman | 278 (−10) | by 2 strokes |
| 1983 | John Cook | 277 (−7) | won in a playoff |
| 1982 | Bruce Lietzke | 277 (−7) | by 2 strokes |
| 1981 | Peter Oosterhuis | 280 (−4) | by 1 stroke |
| 1979 | Lee Trevino | 281 (−3) | by 3 strokes |
| 1978 | Bruce Lietzke | 283 (−1) | by 1 stroke |
| 1977 | Lee Trevino | 280 (−8) | by 4 strokes |
Glen Abbey has hosted the Canadian Open 30 times, more than any other venue.
Source: Glen Abbey Golf Club - About
Greg Norman's 62 in 1986 stands as the tournament and course record.
Source: GCSAA RBC Canadian Open 2018
Holes 11 through 15 drop into the Sixteen Mile Creek valley; the 11th tees off a cliff to the valley floor and the creek is a hazard on 12, 13 and 14. Oakville designated the valley a Cultural Heritage Landscape in December 2017.
Source: Golf The World (Grant Fraser) "Glen Abbey's Swinging Monk Turns 50 This Year!" · Wikipedia: Glen Abbey Golf Course (cross-check)
The club's swinging-monk logo recalls the 1950s, when the property was a monastery of the Jesuit Fathers of Upper Canada.
Source: Golf The World (Grant Fraser) "Glen Abbey's Swinging Monk Turns 50 This Year!"
Jack Nicklaus, in his first solo design, put the clubhouse at the centre with holes fanning out and gallery rings around them so spectators could follow several groups at once.
Source: Golf The World (Grant Fraser) "Glen Abbey's Swinging Monk Turns 50 This Year!"
The property once ran as a ski resort, and remnants of a T-bar ski lift survive near the 11th hole.
Source: Golf The World (Grant Fraser) "Glen Abbey's Swinging Monk Turns 50 This Year!"
Jack Nicklaus
Bunker renovation: Pro Angle bunker sand installed; 12 out-of-play bunkers removed on holes 1, 8, 17, 18
Source: GCSAA RBC Canadian Open 2017
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | RBC Canadian Open 26–29 July 2018 | Dustin Johnson | PGA Tour |
| 2017 | RBC Canadian Open 27–30 July 2017 | Jhonattan Vegas | PGA Tour |
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's tour-course research (profiles, championship history, the tour's visits since 2017, stories, details and course changes, each with its sources). A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. The light in the room is the sun's real position on the last day of a recorded visit.
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