TORONTO - The RBC Canadian Open returns after two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be contested at St. George's Golf & Country Club in Toronto. The tournament was last played in 2019 at Hamilton G&CC in Hamilton, Ontario, where Rory McIlroy carded a final-round (61) to win by seven strokes en route to his second FedEx Cup title.

Three of the top 10 players in the current Official World Golf Ranking had not yet joined the Tour the last time this event was staged and current World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler had missed the cut at the previous week's REX Hospital Open on the Korn Ferry Tour 2019. No. 5 Collin Morikawa made his professional debut that week competing on a sponsor exemption and No. 7 Viktor Hovland earned low amateur honors the following week at the U.S. Open (T12).

The RBC Canadian is back at St. George's Golf & Country Club, the host of the Canadian Open five times, including 1933, 1949, 1960, 1968 and 2010. In 2010, Carl Pettersson won by one stroke over Dean Wilson.

During the first and second rounds, groups will start on Nos. 1 and 9 (rather than 1 and 10) for logistical reasons and the golf course features five par 3s and three par 5s (par 70 total).

This week, there are 20 players competing under the flag of Canada as Canadians will make-up 12 percent of the field. The 2021-22 PGA Tour member roster includes 10 players from Canada, third-most of any country outside the United States (14/England, 12/Australia). There are currently two Canadians in the Top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking: No. 31 Corey Conners and No. 77 Mackenzie Hughes.

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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: The first two rounds (June 9 and 10) are scheduled for coverage from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS.

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus Thursday and Friday with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 6:45am to 6:00pm (ET). Weekend ESPN+ streaming from 7:45am to 7:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of The Memorial beginning at 12:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday and Sunday’s coverage will air 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)

RBC Canadian | The Basics

The Tee Times at St. Georges start at 7:00am (ET) and go to 2:32pm (ET).

Weather: Thursday opening round forecast calls for rain and thunder at St George’s with 70% chance of rain. Temperatures 62-degrees, with winds at 11 mph and humidity at 69%. Friday weather forecast if for partly cloudy skies, only a 10% chance of rain.

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Standings: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post before 7:00am (ET) on Thursday.

RBC Canadian - Field and Tee Times:

The Field: (link)

Friday
Chez Reavie WD; replaced by Ben Crane

Saturday
Arjun Atwal WD from alternate list

Sunday
Taylor Pendrith WD; replaced by Richard S. Johnson

Monday
D.J. Trahan WD; replaced by Brian Davis
Luke List WD; replaced by John Merrick
Kevin Chappell WD; replaced by Kevin Stadler
Fabian Gomez WD; replaced by Matt Every

Tuesday
Adam Schenk WD; replaced by J.J. Henry
Pat Perez WD; replaced by Andres Romero
Jared Wolfe WD; replaced by Jason Bohn
Patrick Reed WD; replaced by Parker McLachlin
Andres Romero WD; replaced by John Huston

Tee Times: (link)

RBC Canadian | Tournament Odds

Source: CBS Sports

Scottie Scheffler +800

Justin Thomas +900

Rory McIlroy +900

Sam Burns +1200

Cameron Smith +1200

Matt Fitzpatrick +1800

Shane Lowry +1800

Corey Conners +2000

Tony Finau +2500

Tyrrell Hatton +2800

Adam Hadwin +3500

Harold Varner +3500

Sebastian Munoz +4000

Keith Mitchell +4500

Chris Kirk +4500

Patrick Reed +4500

Sahith Theegala +4500

Justin Rose +5000

MacKenzie Hughes +5000

Jhonattan Vegas +5000

C.T. Pan +5000

Brendon Todd +6500

Cameron Champ +6500

Matt Wallace +6500

Pat Perez +8000

Patrick Rodgers +8000

Rasmus Hojgaard +8000

David Lipsky +9000

Adam Long +10000

J.J. Spaun +10000

Dylan Frittelli +10000

Nick Taylor +10000

Stephan Jaeger +10000

Aaron Rai +10000

Alex Smalley +12500

Mark Hubbard +12500

J.T. Poston +12500

Tyler Duncan +12500

Doug Ghim +12500

Emiliano Grillo +12500

Matthias Schwab +12500

Adam Svensson +12500

Dean Burmester +12500

Hank Lebioda +15000

Scott Piercy +15000

Adam Schenk +15000

Ryan Armour +15000

Nick Hardy +15000

Danny Willett +15000

Nate Lashley +15000

Brandon Wu +15000

Martin Laird +15000

John Huh +15000

Carlos Ortiz +15000

Kevin Chappell +15000

Greyson Sigg +15000

Austin Smotherman +15000

Rory Sabbatini +15000

Wyndham Clark +15000

Joseph Bramlett +20000

Brandt Snedeker +20000

Kramer Hickok +20000

Lee Hodges +20000

Cameron Percy +20000

Luke Donald +20000

Ben Martin +20000

Trey Mullinax +20000

Harry Higgs +20000

Peter Malnati +20000

Vince Whaley +20000

Brice Garnett +20000

Ryan Moore +20000

Charley Hoffman +20000

Wesley Bryan +25000

Chris Gotterup +25000

Dylan Wu +25000

Sam Ryder +25000

Andrew Novak +25000

Sung Kang +25000

Sean O'Hair +25000

Rafa Cabrera Bello +25000

Brian Stuard +25000

Satoshi Kodaira +25000

Chase Seiffert +25000

Danny Lee +25000

Callum Tarren +25000

Vaughn Taylor +25000

Scott Gutschewski +30000

Justin Lower +30000

Henrik Norlander +30000

Bill Haas +30000

Aaron Cockerill +30000

Paul Barjon +30000

Jonathan Byrd +30000

Scott Brown +30000

Ben Kohles +30000

Roger Sloan +30000

Trevor Werbylo +30000

Austin Cook +30000

Robert Streb +30000

Hayden Buckley +30000

TL’s Wedge for an Edge: This week the PGA Fantasy Golf Tour takes us north of the USA border for the first time in two years as the pros play the RBC Canadian at St. Georges in Toronto. In most PGA TOUR Fantasy leagues, the segment was completed and your pool of available players gets a fresh start at “3.” … Leading my foursome, I see no reason not to start Scottie Scheffler. This week, I also like: Canada’s own Corey Connors, Justin Rose, and Matt Fitzpatrick to round out the starters. Reserves: With the refresh, I’ll park Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, only to be inserted if one is leading on Saturday AM. For my Tour One and Done game? It’ll be a go for the hometown hero Connors, certainly never a hoser in Toronto.

What They’re Saying:

RBC Canadian Making Long-Awaited Return (PGATourCom)

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Five Things to Know About St. George’s (PGATourCom)

FedExCup Standings (PGATourCom)

Tiger Woods @TigerWoods

I previously informed the USGA that I will not be competing in the @usopengolf as my body needs more time to get stronger for major championship golf. I do hope and plan to be ready to play in Ireland at @JPProAm and at @TheOpen next month. I’m excited to get back out there soon!

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On This Day in Golf History

June 8, 1935 - Sam Parks Jr., a 25-year old club pro from nearby South Hills Country Club, with no prior tournament victories, won the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Parks won with a final round (76) to beat Jimmy Thompson by two-shots. - 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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