Telus Open

The Telus Open was a golf tournament that was held in the Greater Montreal area in Quebec, Canada. First held in 2000 as the QuebecTel Open, it had one of the largest purses on the Canadian Tour and the biggest on the Quebec PGA Tour. It was held for the final time in 2002. All three editions of the Telus sponsored tournament resulted in a tie at the end of the 72-holes of regulation play, necessitating sudden-death playoffs to determine the winners.

This article is about the golf tournament held in Quebec between 2000 and 2002. For other uses, see Telus Open (disambiguation).

Golf tournament

Telus Open

Tournament information
Location	Quebec, Canada
Established	2000
Course(s)	Le Versant GC (2000, 2002) Quatre Domaines GC (2001)
Tour(s)	Canadian Tour Quebec PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	C$200,000
Final year	2002
Tournament record score
Aggregate	269 Paul Devenport (2001) 269 Ken Duke (2001)
To par	−19 Paul Devenport (2001) −19 Ken Duke (2001)
Final champion
Hank Kuehne

The Telus Open was a golf tournament that was held in the Greater Montreal area in Quebec, Canada. First held in 2000 as the QuebecTel Open, it had one of the largest purses on the Canadian Tour and the biggest on the Quebec PGA Tour.^[1] It was held for the final time in 2002.

All three editions of the Telus sponsored tournament resulted in a tie at the end of the 72-holes of regulation play, necessitating sudden-death playoffs to determine the winners.

Winners

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Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Ref
Telus Open
2002	Le Versant	Hank Kuehne	273 (−15)[a]	[2]
2001	Quatre Domaines	Paul Devenport	269 (−19)[b]	[3]
QuebecTel Open
2000	Le Versant	Philip Jonas	274 (−14)[c]	[4]

1. ^ Kuehne won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
2. ^ Devenport won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
3. ^ Jonas won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

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1. ^ Phillips, Randy (March 31, 2000). "$1-million-plus purse sets record". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 14. Retrieved March 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Kuehne wins playoff in the Telus Quebec Open". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. August 12, 2002. p. 44. Retrieved March 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Phillips, Randy (August 13, 2001). "Devenport saves his best trick for playoff". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 14. Retrieved March 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Jonas finally finds some good golf luck". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. July 24, 2000. p. 23. Retrieved March 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.