The 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Membership is only one week away, however we nonetheless have yet one more PGA Tour tune-up earlier than the third main championship of the yr. Let’s take a look at the three juiciest storylines for the RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto.
Large weapons taking the week off
You’d assume the very best gamers on this planet would need to tee it up the week earlier than the U.S. Open to remain unfastened, however lots of the high contenders at Shinnecock aren’t within the discipline at TPC Toronto. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Cameron Younger, Ludvig Aberg and Xander Schauffele have all opted to skip the RBC Canadian Open this yr.
Regardless of the shortage of star energy within the discipline, there are nonetheless some large names on the high of the chances board. Tommy Fleetwood (+1200), Matt Fitzpatrick (+1300), Sam Burns (+1500) and Collin Morikawa (+2200) are the highest 4 favorites to win the RBC Canadian Open, per FanDuel.
Sam Burns appears to be like to avenge playoff loss
Burns hasn’t received a PGA Tour occasion for the reason that 2023 WGC-Dell Applied sciences Match Play. The closest he is come to a victory since then was at TPC Toronto final yr. The 29-year-old shot an 8-under 62 within the closing spherical and had a number of possibilities to win late on Sunday, however he finally misplaced to Ryan Fox on the fourth gap of a playoff.
