PGA Tour Brunch | RBC Canadian
First Round Coverage of the 2026 Canadian Open | Toronto
CALEDON (Ontario) -Defending champion Ryan Fox returns to TPC Toronto where he defeated Sam Burns last year on the fourth playoff hole to earn his second win on TOUR.
Fox recorded scores of 66 or better in each round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open -with a scorecard of: (66-66-64-66)
Corey Conners, an RBC Ambassador and Listowel, Canada native, ,is making is 11th start in the RBC Canadian Open where he was awarded the Rivermead Cup as low Canadian two times (6th/2022, 6th/2024). Connors enters the week as the highest-ranked Canadian player in the world at No. 54 in the OWGR.
The field includes:
14 players in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking: No. 4 Matt Fitzpatrick, No. 6 Justin Rose, No. 7 Tommy Fleetwood, No. 10 Collin Morikawa, No. 13 Aaron Rai, No. 17 Robert MacIntyre, No. 20 Alex Noren, No. 24 Kristoffer Reitan, No. 27 Jacob Bridgeman, No. 29 Sam Burns, No. 32 Nicolai Højgaard, No. 33 Viktor Hovland, No. 37 Wyndham Clark, No. 43 Shane Lowry
17 players inside the top 50 of the FedExCup standings, including four inside the top 10: No. 3 Matt Fitzpatrick, No. 5 Collin Morikawa, No. 9 Jacob Bridgeman, No. 10 Tommy Fleetwood
21 Canadian players: Matthew Anderson, Yohann Benson, Corey Conners, Laurent Desmarchais, A.J. Ewart, Adam Hadwin, Mackenzie Hughes, Dawson Lew, Justin Matthews, Ashton McCulloch, Drew Nesbitt, Taylor Pendrith, Joey Savoie, Jeevan Sihota, Ben Silverman, Roger Sloan, Adam Svensson, Nick Taylor, Mike Weir, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Eric Zhao
147 players representing 23 countries
Five past champions of the RBC Canadian Open: Sean O’Hair (2011), Jhonattan Vegas (2016-17), Nick Taylor (2023), Robert MacIntyre (2024), Ryan Fox (2025)
71 PGA TOUR winners who have combined for 192 wins, led by Justin Rose (13) and Brooks Koepka (9)
Nine players who have won on TOUR this season: Jacob Bridgeman, Ricky Castillo, Wyndham Clark, Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt Fitzpatrick (three wins), Collin Morikawa, Aaron Rai, Kristoffer Reitan and Justin Rose
Open qualifiers: Vince Covello, Laurent Desmarchais, Jeevan Sihota and amateur Eric Zhao
RBC 🇨🇦 Canadian | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course) in Caledon, Ont.
YARDS/PAR: 7,389 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT: Ian Andrew
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $9,800,000/$1,764,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Ryan Fox
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @RBCCanadianOpen
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
RBC Canadian | The Basics
The Tee Times start at 7:00am and go to 2:27pm (EDT).
Weather: Today’s opening round calls for mostly sunny skies but a 24% chance of rain during the day. Winds to blow at 15 mph. Temperatures will reach 82 degrees.
Tournament Overview: (link)
RBC Canadian site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 8:00am (EDT) Friday.
How to Watch | RBC Canadian Open
Thursday, June 11, 2026 (All Times Eastern)
7:00am - 6:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
12 Noon - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online at PGA Tour Com
3:00pm - 6:00pm - Golf Channel
RBC Canadian - Field, Updates and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Friday, June 5
K.H. Lee WD / Justin Lower IN
Saturday, June 6
Michael Kim WD / Lanto Griffin IN
Sunday, June 7
Camilo Villegas IN (sponsor exemption)
Brandt Snedeker WD / Hayden Springer IN
Open Qualifiers IN: Vince Covello, Laurent Desmarchais, Jeevan Sihota, Eric Zhao (a)
Monday, June 8
J.T. Poston WD / Ben Martin IN
Field expands from 145 to 147 to round of threesomes:
Paul Peterson IN
David Skinns IN
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying
RBC Canadian Facts & Figures (PGATourCom)
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On This Day in Golf History
June 11, 1953 - Arnold Palmer, a 23-year old from nearby Latrobe, Pennsylvania, made his debut at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Palmer shot an opening round (84) and followed with a second-round (78) and missed the cut by nine shots. Seven years later, Palmer would win his first U.S. Open title. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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