RBC Canadian Open – 2026 Edition Hosting 147 Players From 23 Diffrent Countries Including Defending Champ Kiwi Ryan Fox

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 2026 RBC Canadian Open – Pre-Tournament Notes 

Player Interviews (all times local, ET)

Wednesday, June 10

10:00 a.m. – Ryan Fox

After 8:31 a.m. pro-am (9 holes) – Collin Morikawa

After 6:30 a.m. pro-am (18 holes) – Corey Conners

After 12 p.m. pro-am (9 holes) – Nick Taylor

TBD – Sudarshan Yellamaraju

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 Ryan Fox

  • Returns to TPC Toronto where he defeated Sam Burns last year on the fourth playoff hole to earn his second win on TOUR

  • Recorded scores of 66 or better in each round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open (66-66-64-66)

  • Also won the 2025 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic in a playoff (def. Harry Higgs and Mackenzie Hughes) and was one of six players with multiple wins in the 2025 season

  • One of nine players from New Zealand to win on TOUR and the second to win RBC Canadian Open (Bob Charles/1968)

  • Two career starts in the RBC Canadian Open: Won/2025, T7/2024

  • Enters the week No. 64 in the FedExCup standings and No. 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking

  • In 11 starts this season, owns five top-25 finishes, highlighted by a T7 at The Genesis Invitational, his lone top-10 in 2026

Nick Taylor

  • Abbotsford, Canada native won the 2023 RBC Canadian Open in a playoff over Tommy Fleetwood, becoming the first Canadian to win the event since 1954 (Pat Fletcher); made 72’6” eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to clinch the win

  • In 15 starts on TOUR this season, owns four top-25 finishes, including one top-10 (T9/Cadillac Championship)

  • RBC Ambassador is making his 15th start in event, with his 2023 victory his lone top-10 finish; outside of his 2023 title, Taylor’s next best finish in the event came last year with a T13

  • No. 52 in FedEx Cup standings and No. 62 in the Official World Golf Ranking

  • Currently ranks No. 10 in the International Team’s Presidents Cup standings

  • Five-time PGA TOUR winner: 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii, 2024 WM Phoenix Open, 2023 RBC Canadian Open, 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 2014 Sanderson Farms Championship

Sudarshan Yellamaraju

  • PGA TOUR rookie who plays from Ontario, Canada

  • Enters the week No. 48 in the FedExCup standings, the highest-ranked Canadian in the FedExCup

  • In 16 starts on TOUR this season, owns six top-25 finishes, including two top-10s which came in back-to-back starts at THE PLAYERS Championship (T5) and Texas Children’s Houston Open (T6)

  • Making his second appearance in the RBC Canadian Open after missing the cut in 2025

  • Earned PGA TOUR membership for the first time with a No. 19 finish on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, securing his place in the top 20 of the standings off the strength of a win at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club

  • Born in Visakhapatnam, India, moved to the greater Toronto area (Mississauga, Ontario) when he was 11 years old

Corey Conners

  • RBC Ambassador and Listowel, Canada native is making is 11th start in the RBC Canadian Open where he was awarded the Rivermead Cup as low Canadian two times (6th/2022, 6th/2024)

  • Enters the week as the highest-ranked Canadian player in the world at No. 54 in the OWGR

  • At No. 83 in the FedExCup standings, has one missed cut in 13 starts this season; owns three top-25 finishes on with his best finish being T13 at THE PLAYERS Championship

  • Currently No. 7 in International Team Presidents Cup standings, seeking his third consecutive appearance (2022, 2024)

Collin Morikawa

  • Seven-time PGA TOUR winner returns to the RBC Canadian Open for the second time in his career and the first since 2019 when he made his professional debut (finished T14 at Hamilton Golf & Country Club)

  • Earned his seventh career title earlier this season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, his first win since the 2023 Baycurrent Classic

  • At No. 10, one of four players in the field inside the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking (Matt Fitzpatrick/No. 4, Justin Rose/No. 6, Tommy Fleetwood/No. 7)

  • In 10 starts on TOUR this season, has five top-10 finishes: Won/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T7/The Genesis Invitational, 5th/Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, T7/Masters Tournament, T4/RBC Heritage

 RBC Canadian Open notes:

  • Established in 1904, the RBC Canadian Open is the second-oldest non-major on the PGA TOUR schedule behind BMW Championship (1899)

  • TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course) will host the tournament for the second consecutive season; last year, it became the 38th golf course in tournament history (and only the eighth since 1977) to host the RBC Canadian Open

  • In 2023, the Doug Carrick-designed North Course underwent a major golf course renovation under the guidance of renowned architect Ian Andrew with consultation from the PGA TOUR for the venue to host large-scale, global championship level competition

  • The RBC Canadian Open is one of four PGA TOUR events that is part of The Open Qualifying Series (OQS) where three spots will be available into The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale (July 16-19); the top three players, not otherwise exempt, who make the cut at the RBC Canadian Open will earn an exemption

  • The top 60 players in the Official World Golf Ranking following the RBC Canadian Open, not otherwise exempt, will qualify for next week’s U.S. Open

  • The field includes:

    • 14 players in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking: No. 4 Matt Fitzpatrick, No. 6 Justin Rose, No. 7 Tommy Fleetwood, No. 10 Collin Morikawa, No. 13 Aaron Rai, No. 17 Robert MacIntyre, No. 20 Alex Noren, No. 24 Kristoffer Reitan, No. 27 Jacob Bridgeman, No. 29 Sam Burns, No. 32 Nicolai Højgaard, No. 33 Viktor Hovland, No. 37 Wyndham Clark, No. 43 Shane Lowry

    • 17 players inside the top 50 of the FedExCup standings, including four inside the top 10: No. 3 Matt Fitzpatrick, No. 5 Collin Morikawa, No. 9 Jacob Bridgeman, No. 10 Tommy Fleetwood

    • 21 Canadian players: Matthew Anderson, Yohann Benson, Corey Conners, Laurent Desmarchais, A.J. Ewart, Adam Hadwin, Mackenzie Hughes, Dawson Lew, Justin Matthews, Ashton McCulloch, Drew Nesbitt, Taylor Pendrith, Joey Savoie, Jeevan Sihota, Ben Silverman, Roger Sloan, Adam Svensson, Nick Taylor, Mike Weir, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Eric Zhao

    • 147 players representing 23 countries

    • Five past champions of the RBC Canadian Open: Sean O’Hair (2011), Jhonattan Vegas (2016-17), Nick Taylor (2023), Robert MacIntyre (2024), Ryan Fox (2025)

    • 71 PGA TOUR winners who have combined for 192 wins, led by Justin Rose (13) and Brooks Koepka (9)

    • Nine players who have won on TOUR this season: Jacob Bridgeman, Ricky Castillo, Wyndham Clark, Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt Fitzpatrick (three wins), Collin Morikawa, Aaron Rai, Kristoffer Reitan and Justin Rose

    • Open qualifiers: Vince Covello, Laurent Desmarchais, Jeevan Sihota and amateur Eric Zhao

 



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