How to Attend Canadian Tour Golf Events

While the Canadian Professional Golf Tour is not considered one of the six majors endorsed by the International Federation of PGA Tours, the points players amass during the tournament do count towards official world golf rankings. Its preliminary stages are usually held in the southern United States and Mexico, with its main and concluding stages held in Canada during the summer.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Travel arrangements
• Ticket(s)
• Accommodations

Enjoy a Canadian Tour Golf Event

1. Plan your attendance knowing that Canadian Tour events aren't generally held in Canada until early June, owing to the sometimes difficult and unpredictable Canadian weather.
2. Expect the tour schedule to begin in Western Canada and gradually move east. Canadian Tour events are normally held in highly populated regions of Canada, beginning in British Columbia and moving through Alberta and into Ontario and Quebec.
3. Anticipate that the Canadian Tour schedule will vary from year to year. While the tour usually consists of at least a dozen events, as many as 20 have been held in a single season in the past.
4. Obtain an official schedule of the year's Canadian Tour events from the CANTOUR website (see Resources below).
5. Decide which event(s) you want to attend. Dates and locations are given with the official CANTOUR schedule.
6. Click on the hyperlinks to the Canadian Tour events you are interested in attending. There, you will find further links guiding you to the event's official website. Note that hyperlinks are not normally provided for events that have already taken place.
7. Purchase your tickets through the official website of the Canadian Tour golf events you wish to attend. Tickets are generally available several months in advance of the event. Exercise caution when completing credit card transactions online by using a private computer and wiping your web browser's history clean when the transaction has been successfully processed.
8. Plan your trip to Canada. If you're going to be arriving by airplane, keep in mind that the major cities nearest most Canadian Tour events are (from west to east) Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal. Choices for hotel accommodations are plentiful in the cities where Canadian Tour events are held, but may need to be booked several months in advance.

Tips & Warnings

• You can attend Canadian Tour events in the late winter and early spring months in Mexican and American venues as well. Check the CANTOUR website for up-to-date information on current schedules.