PGA Tour Brunch | RBC 🇨🇦 Open
Third Round Coverage of the 2026 Canadian Open | Toronto
The Cut: A total of 74 professionals and one amateur at 2-under 138 from a field of 144 professionals and three amateurs.
CALEDON (Ontario) - Ben James (1st/-10), the 23-year-old making his professional debut after finishing as the No. 1 player in the 2026 PGA TOUR University Ranking, recorded a career-best 18-hole score with a bogey-free 7-under (63), his first bogey-free round in his 24th round on TOUR. His previous best was Round 1: 67/R1/2026 RBC Canadian Open.
James holds first lead after any round on TOUR with his previous best being the 36-hole position: T13/2025 Valero Texas Open. He made two PGA Tour cuts in nine prior starts as an amateur (T44/2024 Rocket Classic, T33/2025 Valero Texas Open).
James joined Ludvig Aberg (2023), Michael Thorbjornsen (2024), and David Ford (2025) as the fourth player to earn TOUR membership as the No. 1 player from PGA TOUR University. James finished his college career at Virginia (2022-26) with seven victories, tying Ben Kohles’ school record for career wins and led the Cavaliers to the program’s first two ACC Championships (2025, 2026) and a national runner-up finish in 2025.
Our 18-hole co-leader, Sam Burns (T2/-9, looks to become the second player this season to finish runner-up and win the same tournament the next year (Gary Woodland, 2025-26 Texas Children’s Houston Open) after finishing runner-up in the 2025 RBC Canadian Open (defeated by Ryan Fox on the fourth playoff hole); has not recorded a score worse than 68 in six career rounds at TPC Toronto.
Five players are tied at 9-under, one shot off the lead, including three players seeking their first PGA TOUR title: Jackson Suber (41 starts), Haotong Li (64 starts), Jesper Svensson (39 starts).
Paul Waring WD during the first round and Jeffrey Kang WD prior to first round; replaced by Jeremy Paul.
RBC Canadian Open | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
1 Ben James 67 63 130 (-10)
T2 Sam Burns 64 67 131 (-9)
T2 Jackson Suber 66 65 131 (-9)
T2 Haotong Li 67 64 131 (-9)
T2 Jesper Svensson 66 65 131 (-9)
T2 Keith Mitchell 67 64 131 (-9)
T7 Six players tied 132 (-8)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
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 started at 7:15am and go to 1:45pm (EDT).
Weather: Today’s weather report calls for mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 70s. There’s only a 1% chance of rain. Winds at 10-15mph with significant gusts.
Tournament Overview: (link)
RBC Canadian site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 9:00am (EDT) Sunday.
How to Watch | RBC Canadian Open 🇨🇦
Saturday, June 13, 2026 (All Times Eastern)
7:45am - 6:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
1:00pm - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online at PGA Tour Com
1:00pm - 3:00pm - Golf Channel
3:00pm - 6:00pm - CBS
RBC Canadian - Cut, Tee Times and Leaderboard
The Cut: A total of 74 professionals and one amateur at 2-under 138 from a field of 144 professionals and three amateurs.
Tee Times: (link)
Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
James Grabs the Lead (ESPN)
Who Missed the Cut? (Golf Week)
Li Opens Up (PGATourCom)
CBS Sports Coverage (CBS Sports)
RBC: How to Watch (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
June 13, 1993 - Thirty-year old Vijay Singh of Fiji won his first PGA Tour title at the Buick Open at the Westchester Country Club, in Harrison, NY. by making birdie on the third hole of a sudden death playoff against Mark Weibe. Singh would go on to win 34 PGA Tour titles, including an incredible 22 tournaments won in his 40s. - 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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