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RBC Canadian Open

Canada’s Taylor Takes His National Open

June 11, 2023 by PGA Tour Brunch

TORONTO – Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, British Columbia defeated England’s Tommy Fleetwood in a four-hole playoff Sunday to become the first Canadian to win the RBC Canadian Open since 1954 (69 years).

Taylor won the playoff with a 72-foot, 6-inch putt for eagle (longer than any putt in his career) and is the first Tour player to win a playoff with an eagle since Hideki Matsuyama at the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii.

Taylor became the fifth Canadian with three or more wins on the PGA Tour and the fourth player from Canada to win on Tour this season, the most in a single season on record (since 1983).

With a first-round 75 and position of T120, Taylor is the second player on TOUR since 1983 to stand T-120 or worse after the first round and go on to win.

Fleetwood recorded his fifth career runner-up on Tour in his 119th start.

Filed Under: PGA TOUR Tagged With: Nick Taylor, PGA Tour, PGA Tour Brunch, RBC Canadian Open

McIlroy Defends RBC Canadian Title

June 12, 2022 by PGA Tour Brunch

TORONTO – Rory McIlroy successfully defended his title at the RBC Canadian Open, carding a final-round (62) to win by two strokes over Tony Finau.

With his 21st career win, McIlroy moved into a tie for 31st on the all-time PGA Tour wins list and became the sixth player this season with multiple victories and fourth to successfully defend a title.

Justin Rose made bogey at No. 18 to card a 10-under (60), tying his career-low score and lowest score on Tour this season.

Corey Conners (solo-6th) took honors with the Rivermead Cup as the low Canadian professional.

Keith Mitchell and Wyndham Clark (both T-7) earned spots in The Open Championship via the Open Qualifying Series.

54-hole co-leader Tony Finau carded a final-round (64) to finish solo-second, earning his 10th career runner-up on Tour and 50th Top-10. … Finau has three Top-fives in his last five starts (T-2/Mexico Open at Vidanta, T-4/Charles Schwab Challenge, 2nd/RBC Canadian Open), but he fell to 0-for-5 with the 54-hole lead/co-lead.

Justin Thomas (solo-3rd) tied his career-high birdie streak with six in a row at Nos. 6-11 and moved to No. 3 in the FedEx Cup standings while World No. 1 and FedEx Cup leader Scottie Scheffler finished T-18.

RBC Canadian | Final Leaderboard

Rory McIlroy 66-68-65-62—261 (-19)

Tony Finau 66-71-62-64—263 (-17)

Justin Thomas 69-69-63-64—265 (-15)

Justin Rose 69-70-67-60—266 (-14)

Sam Burns 67-69-65-65—266 (-14)

 

Filed Under: PGA TOUR Tagged With: PGA Tour, RBC Canadian Open

RBC Canadian: Star Studded Leaderboard

June 12, 2022 by PGA Tour Brunch

TORONTO – The RBC Canadian Open leaderboard features the stars of stars in the game of golf. Take that LIV!

Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas, Sam Burns and a hot Wyndham Clark are within two strokes going into the final round of the tournament, sure to be rain-soaked and exciting.

Today’s final grouping (Finau, McIlroy, Thomas) has 37 PGA Tour wins, three FedEx Cup titles, six majors, and an average OWGR of 10.7 on their collective resumes.

Defending champion and two-time FedEx Cup winner Rory McIlroy holds a share of the lead entering the final round, and with a victory, he would move into a tie for 31st on the all-time PGA Tour wins list with 21

Tony Finau tied his career-low score (62) Saturday to move into a tie for the lead.

Justin Thomas recorded his 19th score of (63) or better since joining the Tour, the most of any player in that span while World No. 1 and FedEx Cup leader Scottie Scheffler carded a 1-over (71) and fell to T-29.

Nick Taylor is T-15 at 5-under (205), the best of any Canadian in the field.

All tee times and overall play are being adjusted to avoid thundershowers in the forecast.

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RBC Canadian | Leaderboard After 54 Holes

Tony Finau 66-71-62—199 (-11)

Rory McIlroy 66-68-65—199 (-11)

Justin Thomas 69-69-63—201 (-9)

Sam Burns 67-69-65—201 (-9)

Wyndham Clark 63-70-68—201 (-9)

Alex Smalley 67-67-67—201 (-9)

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RBC Canadian | Tournament Facts

COURSE: St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

YARDS/PAR: 7,014 yards/Par 70

ARCHITECT: Stanley Thompson

PRIZE Money – Purse/Winner’s Share: $8,7000,000/$1,566,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Rory McIlroy

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @RBCCanadianOpen

TV COVERAGE: Sunday coverage is set for 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS, weather permitting

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus today with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 10:30am to 7:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of the RBC Canadian on Sunday with airtime at 1:00pm to 6:00pm (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)


Filed Under: PGA TOUR Tagged With: PGA Tour Brunch, RBC Canadian Open

Clark Leads at RBC Canadian Open

June 11, 2022 by PGA Tour Brunch

TORONTO – Wyndham Clark, seeking his first career PGA Tour title in his 107th start, executed a key “up and down” to save par from a green-side bunker at No. 18 to maintain his one-stroke lead headed into the weekend.

Following his 6-under (64) in round one, England’s Matt Fitzpatrick played his last five holes in 4-over and shot (70). He and four others trail Clark by only a stroke.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy sits T-2 in bid to successfully defend a PGA Tour title for the first time while World No. 1 and FedEx Cup leader Scottie Scheffler will begin round three just three strokes back at 4-under (136).

At 2-under (138), Nick Taylor and Aaron Cockerill lead the contingent of 19 Canadians in the field as the RBC Canadian Open is being played for the first time since 2019 after two cancellations due to COVID-19.

The cut was 70 players at 1-over (141) from a field of 153 professionals and three amateurs.

RBC Canadian | Leaderboard After 36 Holes

Wyndham Clark 63-70—133 (-7)

Alex Smalley 67-67—134 (-6)

Keith Mitchell 67-67—134 (-6)

Rory McIlroy 66-68—134 (-6)

Matt Fitzpatrick 64-70—134 (-6)

Jim Knous 67-67—134 (-6)

Filed Under: PGA TOUR Tagged With: PGA Tour, PGA Tour Brunch, RBC Canadian Open

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