Casino De Montreal Open
Located in the former Expo’67 French Pavilion (Pavillon de la France), the Casino de Montréal was inaugurated on October 9, 1993. At the time, it housed 65 gaming tables and 1,200 slot machines. The casino was an instant success, with average daily visitor numbers reaching the 12,000 mark.
Larger casinos, like Lac-Leamy Casino and the Montreal Casino will be able to accommodate 1,000 and 1,500 people respectively, as long as they are contained in different 'sectors.' Opening hours will be reduced and extra cleaning measures will be put in place, including the cleaning of gaming machines between customers. In 2006, Montreal Casino was the title sponsor and the tournament was designated as the Canadian Tour's 'Players Championship'. Between 2007 until it ended in 2009, it was sponsored by the Desjardins Group and titled as the Desjardins Montreal Open.
The casino was expanded for the first time in 1994 and again in 1996, when it took over the former Québec Pavilion.
Major renovations began in the fall of 2009. This investment of $305.7 million over the next four years will allow the Casino to maintain its ranking in the competitive North American market.
Among the world’s largest casinos, the Casino de Montréal provides five floors of gaming, each more exciting than the last, and is one of the city’s star attractions.
The Casino de Montréal features: a hundred of gaming tables, including 18 Texas Hold’em poker tables, more than 3,000 slot machines and 1 electronic Texas Hold’em poker table four restaurants.
Since 1997, the casino is open day and night, and currently welcomes some 17,800 visitors a day.
Open 24 hours
1 Avenue du Casino, Montréal, QC H3C 4W7
(514) 392-2746
Source: Website
Casino De Montreal Ouverture
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Quebec, Canada |
| Established | 2004 |
| Tour(s) | Canadian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 2009 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 263 Stuart Anderson (2009) |
| To par | −24 Brent Schwarzrock (2007) |
| Final champion | |
| Stuart Anderson | |
The Montreal Open was a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour that was held in the Greater Montreal area, Quebec, Canada between 2004 and 2009.
Founded as the Greater Montreal Open in 2004, the event was sponsored by Lexus the following year and titled the Lexus Montreal Open. In 2006, Montreal Casino was the title sponsor and the tournament was designated as the Canadian Tour's 'Players Championship'. Between 2007 until it ended in 2009, it was sponsored by the Desjardins Group and titled as the Desjardins Montreal Open.
An earlier event with the same name was played in 1945 and won by Byron Nelson.[1][2]
Winners[edit]
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desjardins Montreal Open | ||||
| 2009 | Saint-Raphaël | Stuart Anderson | 263 (−21) | [3] |
| 2008 | Saint-Raphaël | Graham DeLaet | 274 (−10)[a] | |
| 2007 | Saint-Raphaël | Brent Schwarzrock | 264 (−24)[b] | [4] |
| Casino de Montreal Open for the Players Championship | ||||
| 2006 | Quatre Domaines | Wes Heffernan | 270 (−18)[c] | |
| Lexus Montreal Open | ||||
| 2005 | Île de Montréal | Peter Tomasulo | 274 (−6) | |
| Greater Montreal Open | ||||
| 2004 | Île de Montréal | Stephen Woodard | 206 (−4)[d] | [5] |
- ^DeLaet won after a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Schwarzrock won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Heffernan won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^Tournament reduced to 54 holes after the third round was cancelled.
References[edit]
- ^'Local promoters resurrect Montreal Open'. The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 3, 2004. p. 41. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'Montreal Open swings back into action after 59-year absence'. The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 29, 2004. p. 12. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'Stuart Anderson wins Montreal Open by four strokes'. CTV News. August 24, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^'Schwarzrock Wins in Canadian Playoff'. Golf Channel. Golf Channel. August 20, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^'Woodard Wins Again in Montreal'. Golf Channel. August 1, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2020.