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.

pgatour.com, europeantour.com

Bryan Angus (edit)