Mackenzie Tour Returns to Edmonton

This article was originally published in the 2016 edition of The Alberta Golfer Magazine. To view the full magazine, click here.

Touring professional golf returns to Edmonton this July for the first time since 2012 as the Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada will become part of the Edmonton golf landscape for at least the next five years. Glendale GCC will be the site of the inaugural Oil Country Championship, as the Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG) will be partnering with the Mackenzie Tour to host the tournament from July 25-31, 2016.

“We are delighted to partner with the PGA Tour on the new Oil Country Championship,” said OEG CEO Bob Nicholson. “Adding golf to OEG’s expanding roster of sports and entertainment assets makes a lot of sense, given Canadians’ passion for golf. Spectators will enjoy a hugely entertaining and fun atmosphere at the Glendale this July.”

Glendale last hosted a Mackenzie Tour event in 2009, when James Hahn won his second Mackenzie Tour event at the northwest Edmonton layout, which will play at 7,243 yards for the Oil Country Championship. Hahn, now a mainstay on the PGA Tour, captured his first win at the 2015 Northern Trust Open. The tournament’s rotation will include Glendale this year, Windermere GCC in 2017, the Edmonton Petroleum GCC in 2018, Edmonton CC in 2019 and an as yet to be named site for 2020.

Mackenzie Tour Returns to Edmonton

This article was originally published in the 2016 edition of The Alberta Golfer Magazine. To view the full magazine, click here.