Jhonattan Vegas rallied past the field and shocked everyone to defend his title at the RBC Canadian Open Sunday, defeating Charley Hoffman with a birdie on the first playoff hole. It was truly a game of inches for the pair, who both finished at 21-under. Vegas bounced a shot off the bunker and onto the … Continue reading Vegas Repeats Win at Canadian Open
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American Flores Leads Canadian Open
American Martin Flores fired a pair of 66s on Thursday and Friday to take a 1-stroke lead to the weekend at the RBC Canadian Open. There are nine players at least 10 strokes under par, including 54-year-old Vijay Singh, the former No. 1 player from Fiji. Singh is 10-under with rounds of 66 and 68. … Continue reading American Flores Leads Canadian Open
Vegas Rolls to Canada Win, PGA Berth
Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas wasn't the hometown favorite on Sunday at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, but he won the crowd over, then the tournament, then a spot in the PGA Championship. Vegas's 8-under 64 early in the day on Sunday got him to 12-under, which proved to be the winning score against … Continue reading Vegas Rolls to Canada Win, PGA Berth
Day Rides Birdie Streak to RBC Title
Jason Day birdied his final three holes on Sunday to win the RBC Canadian Open by one stroke over Bubba Watson and two strokes over Canadian native David Hearn. Hearn led the tournament by two strokes over the two Top 10 players at the end of 54 holes, and upped the lead to three by … Continue reading Day Rides Birdie Streak to RBC Title
Native Son Hearn Up 1 at RBC Open
Sunday might be the most-watched sporting event in Canada in a long time not involving ice and a puck, as David Hearn angles for his first PGA win, and to become the first Canadian to win the national open in 61 years. Hearn fired a 68 to reach 15-under, giving him a two-stroke lead with … Continue reading Native Son Hearn Up 1 at RBC Open
Chad Campbell Takes Lead in Canada
Forty-one-year-old Chad Campbell, winless on the PGA Tour since 2007, fired a 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead halfway through the RBC Canadian Open on Friday. Campbell is 14-under at the turn. He has four previous PGA titles. He notched nine birdies on the day and leads Brian Harman by two strokes. Harman shot … Continue reading Chad Campbell Takes Lead in Canada
Grillo’s 64 Leads Canadian Open
Emiliano Grillo's hometown of Resistencia, Argentina, is about as far away from Ontario as you can go without crossing an ocean, but the 22-year-old made himself right at home in Canada Thursday, firing an 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead at the RBC Canadian Open. Long-distance travel was something Grillo excelled at all day … Continue reading Grillo’s 64 Leads Canadian Open
RBC Canadian Open Preview
The RBC Canadian Open, the third-oldest continuously-running tournament on the PGA Tour (only the Open Championship and the US Open go back farther in history) kicks off Thursday with a host of former winners in the field and South Africa's Tim Clark trying to defend his title from a year ago when he fired a … Continue reading RBC Canadian Open Preview