PGA First Look: RBC Canadian Open

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2016-07-21 12:36:46

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The PGA First Look is complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, Official World Golf Rankings, and course history.

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Open Championship Recap

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Wow, just wow. The show that Henrik Stenson put on was absolutely incredible. Phil Mickelson played so well that he should feel robbed that he didn’t hoist his second Claret Jug after his final round on Sunday. It was a two-man race all Sunday and both golfers stepped up to the challenge. Stenson finished with a final round of 63, which tied the low round at any major during any round. The crazy part is that Mickelson also shot a 63 last week, although his came on Thursday afternoon when there wasn’t nearly as much pressure. It was good to see Stenson finally get the major monkey off of his back. There were some impressive showings from J.B. Holmes and Steve Stricker, finishing third and fourth. It was also nice to see two of the up and comers on the European Tour finish inside the top ten – Tyrell Hatton and Andrew “Beef” Johnston.

RBC Canadian Open Preview

There is always a bit of a letdown after a major, but we have a pretty strong field for the Canadian Open this week. That is in large part thanks to the fact that all of the members of Team RBC will be in attendance. Of the top 50 golfers in the world, 13 will be in the field this week. Jason Day and Dustin Johnson, who are ranked first and second, respectively, are both in the field. There are only 12 Canadians in the field and we shouldn’t expect a winner to come from this group. A Canadian hasn’t won this event in over 50 years. Their best shot at claiming their own Open lies in the hands of David Hearn, Graham DeLaet, and Adam Hadwin.

It’s important to remember that this event constantly changes venues. This year it will be held at Glen Abbey Country Club in Ontario, Canada. This was the first course that Jack Nicklaus designed by himself and there seems to be a correlation between golfers that play well on Jack Nicklaus and Pete Dye designs (cough, cough, Matt Kuchar). If you are looking at course history, the Canadian Open was held here in 2015, 2013, 2009, 2008, and 2004. This will actually mark the 28th time that this event will be played here. Glen Abbey is a Par 72 that measures 7,253 yards. It features 12 par fours, four par fives, and four par threes.

There are nearly 100 bunkers on the course and a number of water hazards as well. Putting your ball in the right spots will be key – both off the tee and on approaches. In the past, total drivers of the ball have performed well on this course. I will factor that in this week, as well as the new Strokes Gained Off the Tee statistic. We should also look for birdie makers that can score on the par fives. There are four very reachable par fives on this course, so taking advantage of them is key. Most of the scoring this week will come from the par fives. The one final note is that five of the past six winners have come from behind at this event; so don’t count your chickens before they hatch if you have the 54-hole leader in your lineup.

Cut Rule: Top 70 and ties will move on after the first two rounds.

Recent Winners of this Event: Jason Day (2015), Tim Clark (2014), Brandt Sneaker (2013), Scott Piercy (2012), Sean O’Hair (2011)

Key Statistics

1) Strokes Gained Tee to Green
2) Strokes Gained Putting
3) Birdie or Better Percentage
4) Total Driving
5) Strokes Gained Off the Tee
6) Par 5 Scoring

Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2011-2015)

Golfer	Salary	S-Rank	Odds	O-Rank	+ / –	OWGR	Cuts	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
Dustin Johnson	$12,500	1	5	2	-1	2	1/2	500	90	2	500	500
Jason Day	$12,300	2	5	1	1	1	3/3	1	500	500	500	500
Matt Kuchar	$10,600	3	15	3	0	17	5/7	7	4	2	34	77
Brandt Snedeker	$10,300	4	22	4	0	23	4/5	500	25	1	34	500
Jim Furyk	$9,900	5	25	5	0	22	5/6	4	2	9	80	34
Tony Finau	$9,300	6	46	7	-1	77	1/1	22	500	500	500	500
Danny Lee	$9,100	7	57	16	-9	43	1/3	500	34	500	80	500
Charley Hoffman	$8,900	8	50	9	-1	41	4/6	7	74	16	98	500
Adam Hadwin	$8,700	9	76	25	-16	183	4/6	7	53	134	80	4
Jon Rahm	$8,600	10	56	14	-4	278	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Emiliano Grillo	$8,500	11	35	6	5	40	1/1	22	500	500	500	500
Roberto Castro	$8,400	12	73	23	-11	104	3/4	48	34	6	110	500
Kevin Kisner	$8,300	13	60	17	-4	30	3/3	500	9	500	10	59
Robert Garrigus	$8,300	13	82	27	-14	287	2/5	108	112	95	2	500
Chris Kirk	$8,200	15	51	11	4	64	2/2	500	500	21	4	500
Kevin Streelman	$8,200	15	56	15	0	101	4/5	500	500	500	73	34
Bryce Molder	$8,100	17	77	26	-9	108	2/4	500	74	500	500	95
Bryson DeChambeau	$8,100	17	67	20	-3	154	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Ryan Palmer	$8,000	19	51	10	9	70	6/6	41	500	31	19	500
Kyle Reifers	$8,000	19	86	29	-10	105	0/3	103	500	106	80	500
David Hearn	$7,900	21	56	13	8	130	6/7	3	53	44	71	34
Cameron Tringale	$7,900	21	120	42	-21	127	3/4	500	500	44	19	13
Graeme McDowell	$7,800	23	68	22	1	72	2/3	127	9	74	500	500
Harold Varner III	$7,800	23	89	31	-8	155	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Michael Johnson	$7,800	23	73	24	-1	626	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
William McGirt	$7,700	26	46	8	18	47	5/5	34	25	2	2	59
Jimmy Walker	$7,700	26	61	18	8	49	4/5	500	500	500	28	68
Billy Hurley III	$7,700	26	117	41	-15	158	0/2	141	500	500	98	500
Brian Stuard	$7,700	26	157	60	-34	141	3/3	22	500	75	500	500
Jon Curran	$7,600	30	141	50	-20	96	0/1	79	500	500	500	500
Robert Streb	$7,600	30	145	53	-23	75	0/2	500	132	106	500	500
Michael Thompson	$7,600	30	172	67	-37	346	2/3	135	500	500	61	34
Derek Fathauer	$7,600	30	158	61	-31	264	2/2	48	500	500	500	500
Graham Delaet	$7,500	34	55	12	22	140	3/5	500	7	95	56	500
Ben Martin	$7,500	34	86	28	6	122	1/1	500	500	500	500	31
Tom Hoge	$7,500	34	177	71	-37	260	1/2	5	500	500	500	107
Johnson Wagner	$7,500	34	212	86	-52	220	2/6	18	34	125	500	116
K.T. Kim	$7,400	38	101	35	3	44	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Patton Kizzire	$7,400	38	139	49	-11	78	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Ben Crane	$7,400	38	185	74	-36	422	3/3	48	34	500	500	29
Adam Cornelson	$7,400	38	300	120	-82	791	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Jhonattan Vegas	$7,300	42	106	37	5	203	2/3	48	132	500	28	500
John Huh	$7,300	42	150	55	-13	207	1/4	135	132	125	56	500
John Senden	$7,300	42	167	65	-23	114	0/3	500	500	106	500	500
Will Wilcox	$7,300	42	172	66	-24	169	1/2	500	25	500	500	500
Mark Wilson	$7,300	42	206	81	-39	405	5/6	22	90	6	500	500
Nick Taylor	$7,200	47	156	59	-12	294	2/6	56	500	500	152	77
Ernie Els	$7,200	47	123	44	3	247	3/5	103	12	21	110	17
Ricky Barnes	$7,200	47	150	56	-9	233	4/5	11	43	78	48	500
Dan McCarthy	$7,200	47	130	45	2	360	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Andrew Loupe	$7,200	47	271	111	-64	165	0/2	92	101	500	500	500
Ted Potter	$7,200	47	245	98	-51	963	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Colt Knost	$7,100	53	63	19	34	97	3/5	48	500	106	48	40
Chez Reavie	$7,100	53	104	36	17	124	5/6	41	500	31	37	13
Martin Laird	$7,100	53	110	38	15	222	3/4	141	29	500	500	500
Sam Saunders	$7,100	53	98	34	19	263	1/1	22	500	500	500	500
Stewart Cink	$7,100	53	150	56	-3	244	2/2	5	34	500	500	500
Andres Gonzales	$7,100	53	161	62	-9	371	2/4	22	500	106	500	141
Daniel Summerhays	$7,000	59	67	21	38	87	2/3	11	500	78	42	500
Hudson Swafford	$7,000	59	130	46	13	252	1/2	72	74	500	500	500
Tim Wilkinson	$7,000	59	223	92	-33	368	2/3	22	53	500	500	500
Will Mackenzie	$7,000	59	191	76	-17	381	1/1	500	500	500	500	68
Rhein Gibson	$7,000	59	285	116	-57	339	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Billy Kennerly	$7,000	59	469	138	-79		0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Jonas Blixt	$6,900	65	116	40	25	135	1/1	22	500	500	500	500
Bud Cauley	$6,900	65	132	47	18	384	2/3	500	500	117	4	13
Troy Merritt	$6,900	65	152	58	7	103	1/4	92	53	500	500	107
Seung-Yul Noh	$6,900	65	165	63	2	251	2/4	85	90	75	15	500
Michael Kim	$6,900	65	146	54	11	326	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Martin Piller	$6,900	65	315	124	-59	204	1/1	500	500	500	500	56
Chad Campbell	$6,800	71	95	33	38	171	4/6	11	74	16	98	22
Brian Harman	$6,800	71	88	30	41	128	2/3	34	500	95	19	500
Matthew Fitzpatrick	$6,800	71	91	32	39	45	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
K.J. Choi	$6,800	71	121	43	28	116	1/2	76	66	500	500	500
Shawn Stefani	$6,800	71	174	69	2	286	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Si Woo Kim	$6,700	76	111	39	37	118	0/1	500	500	78	500	500
Morgan Hoffmann	$6,700	76	204	80	-4	214	3/4	119	43	52	500	22
Tyrone van Aswegen	$6,700	76	321	125	-49	338	1/2	34	101	500	500	500
Carlos Ortiz	$6,700	76	479	139	-63	477	1/1	63	500	500	500	500
Steven Bowditch	$6,700	76	509	143	-67	137	0/2	500	500	500	110	149
Robert Allenby	$6,700	76	909	149	-73	1087	2/3	500	20	61	98	500
Sean O’Hair	$6,600	82	135	48	34	123	3/7	103	62	500	145	1
Jim Herman	$6,600	82	142	51	31	80	2/4	22	73	95	500	107
Luke List	$6,600	82	179	72	10	309	1/1	500	500	21	500	500
Scott Brown	$6,600	82	180	73	9	164	2/3	500	20	61	80	500
Rod Pampling	$6,600	82	500	141	-59	367	0/2	500	500	125	500	95
Mike Weir	$6,600	82	1147	152	-70		4/6	500	66	49	129	500
Greg Owen	$6,500	88	272	112	-24	232	2/3	148	500	12	56	500
Brian Gay	$6,500	88	262	107	-19	742	3/4	500	112	73	28	59
Richard Lee	$6,500	88	272	113	-25		2/3	500	500	44	48	500
Dawie van der Walt	$6,500	88	444	134	-46	333	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Cameron Smith	$6,500	88	335	128	-40	167	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
D.H. Lee	$6,500	88	444	134	-46	438	1/1	500	53	500	500	500
Vijay Singh	$6,400	94	144	52	42	121	3/4	108	43	31	7	500
Thomas Aiken	$6,400	94	209	84	10	160	2/2	500	72	500	28	500
Steve Marino	$6,400	94	189	75	19	269	2/2	500	29	500	500	500
Jason Gore	$6,400	94	282	115	-21	217	1/3	108	500	500	500	500
Justin Leonard	$6,400	94	274	114	-20	523	3/4	34	101	44	500	71
Patrick Rodgers	$6,300	99	166	64	35	161	1/2	131	62	500	500	500
Alex Cejka	$6,300	99	193	77	22	148	2/3	41	500	500	500	500
Chris Stroud	$6,300	99	231	95	4	176	3/5	92	500	95	61	40
Hunter Mahan	$6,300	99	200	79	20	186	4/5	63	101	500	48	34
Geoff Ogilvy	$6,300	99	253	101	-2	303	2/3	500	34	106	500	4
Greg Chalmers	$6,300	99	242	96	3	225	4/5	500	64	40	500	22
George McNeill	$6,300	99	268	110	-11	234	0/2	500	500	95	500	77
Brendon de Jonge	$6,200	106	215	87	19	307	2/3	76	500	500	500	500
Erik Compton	$6,200	106	301	122	-16	451	1/4	11	151	78	110	500
Rob Oppenheim	$6,200	106	365	129	-23	340	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Angel Cabrera	$6,200	106	326	126	-20	400	1/1	63	500	500	500	500
Brendon Todd	$6,200	106	503	142	-36	238	1/2	500	500	500	19	500
Branson Ferrier	$6,200	106	847	147	-41		0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Kyle Stanley	$6,100	112	206	82	30	316	3/3	500	12	12	61	500
Spencer Levin	$6,100	112	254	104	8	210	3/5	147	500	500	77	9
Steve Wheatcroft	$6,100	112	176	70	42	355	2/3	58	500	500	80	500
Mark Hubbard	$6,100	112	253	101	11	365	0/1	108	500	500	500	500
Rory Sabbatini	$6,100	112	244	97	15	279	2/3	11	500	12	121	500
Tyler Aldridge	$6,100	112	303	123	-11	321	0/1	500	500	500	500	500
Wes Roach	$6,000	118	173	68	50	380	0/1	500	101	500	500	500
Scott Stallings	$6,000	118	215	87	31	285	2/3	500	500	106	7	22
Jerry Kelly	$6,000	118	200	78	40	199	5/7	141	66	500	61	34
Bronson Burgoon	$6,000	118	253	101	17	299	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Hiroshi Iwata	$6,000	118	409	132	-14	188	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Kelly Kraft	$6,000	118	465	136	-18	470	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Stuart Appleby	$5,900	124	211	85	39	378	3/5	500	74	31	28	95
Chad Collins	$5,900	124	225	94	30	254	2/4	41	112	500	500	500
D.A. Points	$5,900	124	300	120	4	711	3/5	56	53	500	121	500
Whee Kim	$5,900	124	388	130	-6	357	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Carl Pettersson	$5,900	124	424	133	-9	372	2/4	500	101	500	500	107
Jared du Toit	$5,900	124	691	145	-21		0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Brett Stegmaier	$5,800	130	256	105	25	282	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Taylor Moore	$5,800	130	208	83	47	626	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Camilo Villegas	$5,800	130	245	99	31	322	6/7	22	500	52	61	107
Ken Duke	$5,800	130	251	100	30	228	4/5	103	34	500	19	500
Sung Kang	$5,800	130	294	118	12	174	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Henrik Norlander	$5,800	130	297	119	11	398	0/1	500	500	125	500	500
Blayne Barber	$5,700	136	216	89	47	259	0/1	91	500	500	500	500
Chesson Hadley	$5,700	136	223	92	44	268	1/1	72	500	500	500	500
George Coetzee	$5,700	136	219	91	45	119	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Vaughn Taylor	$5,700	136	265	109	27	113	1/3	41	500	500	500	135
Jordan Niebrugge	$5,700	136	217	90	46	615	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Andrew Landry	$5,700	136	262	107	29	415	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Zac Blair	$5,600	142	288	117	25	182	1/1	70	500	500	500	500
Brad Fritsch	$5,600	142	257	106	36	261	2/5	119	9	500	98	71
Peter Malnati	$5,600	142	468	137	5	200	0/1	500	74	500	500	500
Jeff Overton	$5,600	142	388	131	11	468	3/6	48	43	95	61	500
Blair Hamilton	$5,600	142	709	146	-4		0/1	79	500	500	500	500
Hugo Bernard	$5,600	142	875	148	-6		0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Scott Pinckney	$5,500	148	332	127	21	308	1/1	58	500	500	500	500
Derek Ernst	$5,500	148	531	144	4	671	1/3	92	70	153	500	500
J.J. Henry	$5,500	148	479	139	9	304	5/6	41	43	31	37	500
Dave Levesque	$5,500	148	1000	150	-2		0/1	500	101	500	500	500
Garrett Rank	$5,500	148	1029	151	-3		0/1	148	500	500	500	500

Color Coding
Course history in BLUE indicates a top ten finish.
Course history in GREEN indicates a top 25 finish.
Course history in YELLOW indicates a made cut with a finish outside of the top 25.
Course history in RED indicates a missed cut.

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