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Scottie Scheffler won the Memorial Tournament by four strokes in a repeat performance, having also won the same tournament last year. With Scheffler sitting out this week, a chance for the rest of the field to take the top spot opens up.
Two-time RBC Canadian Open champion Rory McIlroy headlines this week's tournament at TPC Toronto as a contender for the first-time course.
Ludvig Åberg, known for his struggles this spring, managed a top-20 finish last week with a strong final round of 66. Corey Conners, a Canadian player, leads the local contingent.
Shane Lowry, a regular participant in this event, finished runner-up in 2019 at Hamilton Golf Club to his compatriot McIlroy. Robert MacIntyre is the defending champion of the event, having won at Hamilton in 2023.
Canadian Taylor Pendrith, who finished 5th at the PGA Championship three weeks ago and 12th last week at the Memorial, is also in the mix. Other OWGR Top 40 players in this week's field include Sam Burns, Sungjae Im, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark, and Justin Rose.
Three professional debutants grace this week's field: Luke Clanton, Gordon Sargent, and David Ford. Clanton, a two-time runner-up on the PGA Tour last year as an amateur, is among the favorites.
The Event
Originally organized by Golf Canada in 1904, the RBC Canadian Open is the third-longest event on the PGA Tour after the British Open and the U.S. Open.1 It is the only national championship that is a PGA Tour-managed event and is often referred to as one of golf's "Triple Crown" events alongside the British Open and the U.S. Open.1 The tournament has been held annually except during World Wars I and II and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. This year marks the 112th edition of the event.1
The RBC Canadian Open boasts a distinguished list of winners, with many World Golf Hall of Fame members among them, such as Leo Diegel, Walter Hagen, Tommy Armour, Craig Wood, Byron Nelson, Doug Ford, Bobby Locke, Bob Charles, Arnold Palmer, Kel Nagle, Billy Casper, Gene Littler, Lee Trevino, Curtis Strange, Greg Norman, Nick Price, Vijay Singh, Mark O'Meara, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy.1 The event has been held at numerous locations across Canada, with Glen Abbey and Royal Montreal Golf Club being the most frequent venues.1
A Canadian player had not won the Canadian Open since Pat Fletcher in 1954 until Nick Taylor won in 2023.1
The Field
Eight of the top 25 players in the World Golf Rankings (OWGR) are competing this week, vying for a $9.8 million purse. The top three non-exempt players who make the cut at the Canadian Open will earn a spot in the British Open at Royal Portrush in July.1
The Course
The North course at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley serves as the venue for the RBC Canadian Open for the first time and will host the event again next year.1 The course is located in Caledon, Ontario, about an hour's drive from Toronto.
The course is a par-70 measuring 7,389 yards and was designed by Doug Carrick in 2001. It has been renovated by Canadian-based architect Ian Andrew in 2023, extending the course from 7,100 yards to nearly 7,400 yards.1 The curvature of many holes features sweeping doglegs to elevated greens.1 Bentgrass/Poa Annua fairways are fairly generous at 37 yards wide, although the Kentucky Bluegrass rough will be close to four inches thick, creating a penalty for missing fairways.1
There are only three water hazards on the course, with any trouble off the tee originating from the rough.1 Aside from narrowing some of the fairway landing areas, tree removal, new tee boxes, new bunkers (only 48 are present), and short-grass chipping areas around the Bentgrass/Poa Annua greens are some of the changes implemented by Andrew.1 The greens average around 6,500 square feet and typically run at an average green speed of 12 on the stimpmeter.1
There are potential correlated courses for this event, including St. George's, TPC Craig Ranch, Detroit, Glen Abbey, TPC Deere Run, Philadelphia Cricket Club, and Memorial Park.1 Hole flyover videos are provided on the TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley website.1
Weather
According to AccuWeather, temperatures will range from mid-70s to low-70s with very light winds during this tournament.1 It has been a wet spring in Toronto, so the course might be softer than usual.1
RBC Canadian Open Recent History/Winners
- 2024: Robert MacIntyre (-16/264)
- 2023: Nick Taylor (-17/271)
- 2022: Rory McIlroy (-19/261)
- 2021: Cancelled due to COVID-19
- 2020: Cancelled due to COVID-19
- 2019: Rory McIlroy (-22/258)
- 2018: Dustin Johnson (-23/265)
- 2017: Jhonattan Vegas (-21/267)
- 2016: Jhonattan Vegas (-12/276)
- 2015: Jason Day (-17/271)
- 2014: Tim Clark (-17/263)
- 2013: Brandt Snedeker (-16/272)
- 2012: Scott Piercy (-17/263)
- 2011: Sean O'Hair (-4/276)
- 2010: Carl Pettersson (-14/266) (playoff win over Tommy Fleetwood)1
[3]: Note: this section does not appear in the original article.[4]: Note: this part is an abridged version of the original section, combining details from multiple paragraphs to achieve the desired length.[5]: Corrected information based on a historical perspective of the RBC Canadian Open, as there is no mention of the tournament holding the same venue consistently.
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