Ryan Fox is back at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, where last year he shot 66 or better in all four rounds (66-66-64-66) and defeated Sam Burns on the fourth playoff hole to claim his second PGA TOUR victory. The New Zealander became only the second Kiwi to win the RBC Canadian Open, after Bob Charles in 1968.
Fox enters the week ranked No. 64 in FedExCup standings and No. 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking. His 2026 season has been steady if unspectacular, with five top-25 finishes in 11 starts and a lone top-10, a T7 at The Genesis Invitational.
The Field at a Glance
The 147-player field from 23 countries includes 14 players inside the OWGR top 50, headlined by Matt Fitzpatrick (No. 4), Justin Rose (No. 6), Tommy Fleetwood (No. 7), and Collin Morikawa (No. 10). Nine players in the field have won on TOUR this season, with Matt Fitzpatrick accounting for three of those victories.
Morikawa returns to the RBC Canadian Open for the first time since 2019, when he made his professional debut at Hamilton Golf & Country Club and finished T14. He won his seventh career title at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am earlier this season and has five top-10 finishes in 10 starts.
Canadian Contingent
Twenty-one Canadians are in the field, the largest group from any country outside the United States. Nick Taylor, who sank a 72-foot-6-inch eagle putt to win the 2023 edition, is making his 15th start in the event. Corey Conners, the highest-ranked Canadian in the world at No. 54, is No. 7 in International Team Presidents Cup standings and chasing a third consecutive team appearance.
A player to watch is PGA TOUR rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju. Born in Visakhapatnam, India, and raised in Mississauga, Ontario, Yellamaraju sits No. 48 in FedExCup standings, the highest-ranked Canadian on the points list. He has six top-25 finishes this season, including back-to-back top-10s at THE PLAYERS Championship (T5) and the Texas Children’s Houston Open (T6).
What Else Is at Stake
The $9.8 million event is one of four PGA TOUR stops in The Open Qualifying Series. The top three players who make the cut, not otherwise exempt, will earn a spot in The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale in July. The top 60 in the OWGR after this week, not otherwise exempt, also qualify for next week’s U.S. Open.
TPC Toronto’s North Course, a Doug Carrick design renovated in 2023 by architect Ian Andrew, hosts the tournament for the second consecutive year. It plays as a par 70 at 7,389 yards. Five past champions are in the field, including Fox, Taylor, and 2024 winner Robert MacIntyre.
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