Mother Nature rules at RBC Canadian Open, Yellamaraju carries Canadians..Live Leaderboard/ TEE TIMES

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Due to Sunday’s forecast for inclement weather at the RBC Canadian Open, tee times for the final round will run from approximately 10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. ET in groups of three from tees 1 and 10.

530am EST

The Meteorologist's office at the RBC Canadian Open hasn't closed all night, it is their call the governs everything this Sunday morning regarding what will transpire today at this 122nd RBC Canadian Open.

Right now here in Toronto the sky is mainly overcast, air is calm, however up in Caledon 45 minutes NW of the city the radar map shows the huge incoming system is already right over the TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley North GC, where the Superintendent and his staff are setting the pins with the Tournament officials.

American Jackson Suber carded a third-round 66 to take a one-shot lead at -13 entering Sunday's final round as he chases his first PGA TOUR title. Tommy Fleetwood and Wyndham Clark, both -11 under, headline the chasing pack. 

PGA TOUR rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju is the low Canadian at -10 through 54 holes after a superb -5 65 on Saturday.

 Canadian scores

T7 -10  69 66 65  Sudarshan Yellamaraju 

T19 -8 64 69 69  Matthew Anderson 

T23 -7 66 67 70  Taylor Pendrith 

T23 -7 67 70 66  Justin Matthews (a)

T49 -4 68 69 69  Ben Silverman

T49 -4 69 68 69  AJ Ewart  

T59 -2 65 72 71   Adam Svensson  

T66 E 69 69 72 Joey Savoie 

75th  +6  67 71 78  Nick Taylor  

OPINION

* Lightning in the area is #1 reason they will evacuate course and stop play, and there is lots of it in the forecast.

* Canadian hopes of another home win are realistic after our self taught rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju has posted 69 66 65 -10 just 3 shots off the lead.

* However there are 17 players within 4 shots and they include defending champion Ryan Fox -9, Sam Burns runner up last year -10, Matt Fitzpatrick -9, past champion Bob MacIntyre -9, Viktor Hovland -9 and Billy Horschel at -10.

* The playoff, should there be one is Sudden Death

* The US Open field next week is already set except for a few spots left open dependent on what happens here, and the weather forecast for Monday is good if needed.

* Reducing the event to 54 holes is a possibility, albeit unlikely. 

Bryan Angus

Pendrith, Anderson T13, leader, Ben James....Saturday live leaderboard, Sunday weather warning !

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"He opened the week with a spectacular -8 64, followed with 67 then blew the field open with another 64 in his 3rd round, then coasted to his very first victory as a professional by 4 shots at -23, his first of 62. He often referred to that week as the launching pad of his career, noting the warm hospitality of the Canadian gallery made hi feel  right at home".....

Forgive my nostalgia, that was 1955 at the Canadian Open and he was Arnold Palmer at the Weston GC, just outside Toronto.

John Chidley-Hill

This week, just outside Toronto in Caledon, at this version of the RBC Canadian Open 122 years later another American rookie, in his first professional tournament, 23 year old Ben James has opened with 67 then stunned the field with a bogey free -7 63 for the lead heading into this weekend at -10.

While AP's historic 1st win here was his 21st start as a pro, this is his James's 10th PGA Tour start, but the other nine are all as an amateur after his brilliant college career at Virginia. 

****10 Canadians led by Taylor Pendrith and Matthew Anderson both T13 -7  made the cut which fell at -1

Here are the 21 Canadian scores

T13 -7 64 69  Matthew Anderson 

T13 -7 66 67  Taylor Pendrith 

T28 -5 69 66  Sudarshan Yellamaraju 

T46 -3 65 72   Adam Svensson  

T46 -3 67 70  Justin Matthews (a)

T46 -3 68 69  Ben Silverman

T46 -3 69 68  AJ Ewart  

T46 -3 69 68 Adam Hadwin, 

T61 -2 67 71  Nick Taylor  

T61 -2 69 69 Joey Savoie 

MC 68 71 Roger Sloan 

MC 68 73  Eric Zhao (a)

MC  69 73  Mac Hughes  

MC 70 77  Mike Weir,  

MC 70 74  Dawson Lew (a)  

MC 70 76 Drew Nesbitt  

MC 70 70 Ashton McCulloch (a)   

MC 71 69 Corey Conners  

MC 71 75  Laurent Desmarchais  

MC 71 72  Jeevan Sihota

MC 74 71 Yohann Benson 

WEATHER 

Saturday:  blue skies brilliant sunshine 27*c slight breeze SW 6-10km/h P.O.P 0%

Sunday Warning :: 100% chance TStorms 10-15ml wind gusting NW 12-22km/h until 4pm

Bryan Angus

Canuck Matthew Anderson T1, RBC Canadian Open.18 holes results/ Live Friday leadeboard

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Canadian Matthew Anderson from nearby Mississauga but lives in Phoenix, who has missed his last 5 cuts on the Korn Ferry Tour leads this RBC Canadian Open along with Sam Burns who lost the playoff here last year, then went on to lead the US Open after 54 holes, Sahith Theegala, Emiliano Grillo, Eric Cole and Brooks Koepka who won the 2018 US Open at Shinnecock, where it will be contested next week, all at -6 64.

Canada's Matthew Anderson, seen in a file photo, surged late to shoot 6 under in the opening round of the RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ont., on Thursday. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

Just a shot behind in the crowded leaderboard with -5 65 T7 is fellow Canadian, looking to regain his PGA Tour card Adam Svensson

In calm conditions the scoring average was 68.3

Here are the 21 Canadians Friday scores/ TEE TIMES

T1 -6 64   Matthew Anderson  9.12  1st 

T7 -5 65   Adam Svensson  1.43  1st

T19 -4 66  Taylor Pendrith  1.21   1st 

T32 -3 67,  Nick Taylor  7.33 10th 

T32 -3 67  Justin Matthews (a) 8.39  10th

T55 -2 68  Ben Silverman 12.15 10th 

T55 -2 68 Roger Sloan 12.26 1st 

T55 -2 68 1.54 1st  Eric Zhao (a)

T73 -1 69  Sudarshan Yellamaraju 1.10   1st

T73 -1 69  AJ Ewart, Joey Savoie 2.05 10th 

T39 -3 69 68 Adam Hadwin, 

T118  69 73 +2 Mac Hughes  

T145 70 77 +7  Mike Weir,  

T98 E 70  Dawson Lew (a)  8.39  1st

T98 E 70  Drew Nesbitt  9.01  10th

T98 E 70  Ashton McCulloch (a)  2.16 1st  

T120 +1 71 Corey Conners 12.59 1st 

T120 +1 71  Laurent Desmarchais  1.54   10th

T120 +1 71  Jeevan Sihota 8.50  1st

T142 +4 74 Yohann Benson 2.05 1st  

more to follow...

Bryan Angus

21 Canadians set to begin RBC Canadian Open....Live scoreboard/ TEE Times

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6am 26/06/11 After wild overnight electrical storms, heavy downpours, followed by a dramatic red sunrise at 545am this 122nd RBC Canadian Open is poised, ready to test 147 players from 23 countries 16 of them from the owgr top 50, and including 21 Canadians.

Here are the 21 Canadians Thursday TEE TIMES

7am 1st    Ben Silverman

7.11 10th  Roger Sloan

7.44 10th  Corey Conners

7.55 10th  Sudarshan Yellamaraju

8.06 10th  Taylor Pendrith

8.28 10th  Adam Svensson

8.39  1st   Laurent Desmarchais

8.39 10th  Eric Zhao (a)

8.50 1st    AJ Ewart, Joey Savoie

8.50 10th  Yohann Benson

9.01 10th  Ashton McCulloch (a)

12.26 1st  Mike Weir, Adam Hadwin, Mac Hughes

12.48 1st  Nick Taylor

1.54   1st  Justin Matthews (a)

1.54 10th  Dawson Lew (a)

2.05 10th  Jeevan Sihota

2.16   1st  Drew Nesbitt

2.27 10th  Matthew Anderson

*Five past champions are, Rory McIlroy 2022, the famous 2023 Canadian winner Nick Taylor, 2024 winner Bob MacIntyre with his dad on the bag, and 2025 Ryan Fox who beat Sam Burns in a playoff last year. 

*WEATHER: Thursday: Morning showers, then partly cloudy, high of 82*F (27*c) low of 68*f (20*c), 42% chance of rain, winds W at 10-15 mph (16-24km/h)

*The purse is $9.8 with $1.76 to the winner and 500 FedEx points.

*The course originally designed by Canadian Doug Carrick, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, North Course, Caledon, Ontario, 7389 yards, which went under major renovation by Ian Andrew in 2023 to prepare it to host Championship level competition.

*The record Canadian Open score is 60, Carl Pettersson 2010, Brandt Snedeker 2019, Justin Rose 2022.

* 7am Canadian Ben Silverman hit the first tee shot off the 1st tee to begin the week, weather permitting.

Click on my live leaderboard / tee times link to follow..

Bryan Angus

RBC Canadian Open, 21 Canadian Thursday TEE TIMES

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WEATHER 6am It is a calm, cloudy morning with light rain in the GTA and surrounding area, 21*c, the main bad weather passed through the area between 345am -5am this morning, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley North is soft, wet, but not soaked for this morning's Pro-Am all gathering already, so are the mosquitos !

There are pop up TStorms in the forecast as the real muggy day heats up to 28*c, however it could be worse.

Here are the 21 Canadians Thursday TEE TIMES

7am 1st    Ben Silverman

7.11 10th  Roger Sloan

7.44 10th  Corey Conners

7.55 10th  Sudarshan Yellamaraju

8.06 10th  Taylor Pendrith

8.28 10th  Adam Svensson

8.39  1st   Laurent Desmarchais

8.39 10th  Eric Zhao (a)

8.50 1st    AJ Ewart, Joey Savoie

8.50 10th  Yohann Benson

9.01 10th  Ashton McCulloch (a)

12.26 1st  Mike Weir, Adam Hadwin, Mac Hughes

12.48 1st  Nick Taylor

1.54   1st  Justin Matthews (a)

1.54 10th  Dawson Lew (a)

2.05 10th  Jeevan Sihota

2.16   1st  Drew Nesbitt

2.27 10th  Matthew Anderson

Bryan Angus

Mother Nature is not co-operating at this years RBC Canadian Open...

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With the players arriving in Toronto before heading 40 minutes NW to the outskirts of Caledon at the TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley,North, the local Superintendent and PGA Tour officials have their eyes on the sky, as Mother Nature is about to take center stage with some very unstable weather.

WEATHER: 

Early week June 10-12 will be hot and muggy 27* -29*c with rain, TStorm energy 80% Wednesday morning for the Pro-Am softening the 7389 North course and on and off most of the day Thursday and Friday 60%- 80%.

Weekend June 13,14 see's a cold front moving through the area 15*-20*c with a significant SW wind on Saturday up to 25kp/h keeping the showers away..

Sunday cool only 18-22*c, however beware, wind 25 -39km/h with a P.O.P 40% morning to 70% afternoon and evening.

OPINION

Having experienced most every possible weather at this event, mostly at Glen Abbey since 1985 when I first volunteered, before starting broadcasting it with Fan590 in 1992, I will advise everyone attending this year to watch the weather forecast BEFORE you leave home.

As you can see all of the GTA is in for a very unstable weather air mass rolling in from SW tonight (Tuesday) so there are likely to be significant delays, especially with lightning anywhere within 20k of the course.

There will be preferred lies, a soft course with significant wind for the players to negotiate at times.

Bryan Angus

In Canada this week, RBC Canadian Open.. Inside the field..

   * TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley’s North course will once again play host – just the eighth such venue to host Canada’s national open since 1977. It is in a little town called Caledon about an hour NW of Toronto

* This year marks one of the strongest fields in tournament history.

* Four golfers ranked inside the top 10 in the world will head north to TPC Toronto, none called Rory or Scottie, however significant after all these $20M Signature events and with the US Open in Shinnicock, Long Island next week.

* Recent PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai is back in action as is  Brooks Koepka  playing in Canada also for the first time since 2019

John Chidley-Hill

*  Ryan Fox is the defending champ and looks to become the first golfer since Jhonattan Vegas to win in back-to-back years.

* Canada will be well represented, including rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju, who is the top Canadian on the FedExCup standings. Corey Conners, Taylor Pendrith, Mackenzie Hughes and A.J. Ewart are amongst the home-country crew looking to join Nick Taylor as recent Canadian champions.

* Also Mike Weir who is playing his 33rd RBC Canadian Open – just two back of the all-time mark held by George Cumming. … Joey Savoie will tee it up after winning in his last start on PGA TOUR Americas. … Ashton McCulloch is set to make his professional debut. McCulloch qualified for the U.S. Open in 2024 and shot a 59 at his home course in Kingston, Ontario, last week. 

* Long-time Canadian PGA TOUR members Adam Hadwin, Ben Silverman and Roger Sloan are also set to tee it up.

* TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North course), par 70, 7,389 yards will play host to the RBC Canadian Open for the second time (it will also host in 2027). 

The North course underwent a significant renovation in 2023 and through 2024 to prepare for the best in the world and has an architectural aim of challenging golfers’ approach game with strategically placed bunkering.

* 2025:  Ryan Fox won for the second time in a month-long stretch, topping Sam Burns in a playoff at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley’s North Course. Fox shot 64-66 on the weekend and ended up in a tie with Burns, who shot a final-round 62, the round of the day, and just one off the round of the week. 

They played No. 18 three times, before Fox hit what he called the “shot of his life.” Although he would miss the short eagle try, it was enough as Burns missed a 9-foot birdie effort of his own that would have seen play continue.

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