THUNDER BAY – The Strathcona Invitational will have to wait an extra year to celebrate its 90th anniversary.
Organizers said it just wasn’t feasible to hold the tournament in 2020.
“We feel that with the format of the tournament, it would not be possible to hold it in the manner it has been held in the past,” said long-time tournament official Bob Cumming in a release.
“Thus, with the safety of our participants, our volunteers and city workers in mind, and consideration of the likely financial toll that is being taken by sponsors who have supported the tournament for years, we have made this decision.”
The tournament has only been cancelled twice since it was first held in 1930. In 1950 the Invitational was pre-empted when the District Amateur was given the traditional dates and 48 years later a city-employee strike cause a second cancellation.
“We will return in 2021 and continue on with the rich tradition of our tournament,” Cumming said.
Robert Cumming is the two-time defending champion.
