The Canadian Open
This prestigious golf event has been played at Beaconsfield on two occasions.
In the 1946 Canadian Open, two U.S. veterans of the tour, Dick Metz and George Fazio, tied after 72 holes with identical scores of 10 under par – 278. A 36-hole playoff match was won by Fazio with a 70 – 71, 141 score. Stan Leonard was low scoring Canadian, one shot off the pace.
In 1956, Doug Sanders, an amateur at the time, and well known US pro golfer Dow Finsterwald tied after 72 holes with 276 strokes. This was the first Canadian Open to be televised and cameras were only located on the last three holes of the course so it was decided that the sudden death playoff would take place starting at the 16th hole.
Doug Sanders won the Open with a par 4 on the first playoff hole. Low scoring Canadian was Gordie Brydson.
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