-2026 RBC Canadian Open First-Round Notes –

Thursday, June 11, 2026

LOG-JAM ATOP @RBCCanadianOpen FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD ….

Of the six sharing the lead post rounds of 6⃣4⃣ who has the best record of ‘then going on to capture the tournament’ ?

Also it marks the second time since 1970 that there are six or more co-leaders after 18 holes… pic.twitter.com/zNCy6g4ukm

— Fatiha (@TOURMISS) June 12, 2026

Weather: High of 84. Morning showers and mostly cloudy afternoon. Wind W 8-14 mph, gusts up to 22 mph.

 First-Round Leaderboard

 First-round co-leaders

• Marks the second time since 1970 that there are six or more co-leaders after 18 holes of the RBC Canadian Open (7 in 2008)

• Tied for the second most 18-hole co-leaders on TOUR this season (7/PGA Championship, 6/Charles Schwab Challenge)

Number of times holding the first-round lead/co-lead

• Sahith Theegala – fourth time, first since 2026 PLAYERS Championship; 0-for-3 to date

• Emiliano Grillo – fourth time, first since 2023 Open Championship; 0-for-3 to date; led after 18 holes of the 2015 RBC Canadian Open (finished T22)

• Eric Cole – third time, first since 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship; 0-for-2 to date

• Brooks Koepka – ninth time, first since 2023 Masters Tournament; 1-for-8 to date (2019 PGA Championship); finished T6 or better in all eight PGA TOUR events where he held at least a share of the 18-hole lead

• Sam Burns – fifth time, first since 2026 Masters Tournament; 1-for-4 to date (2022 Valspar Championship)

• Matthew Anderson – first time; previous best 18-hole position on TOUR was T77 at 2024 RBC Canadian Open

 Wins and starts by the first-round leaders

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— RBC Canadian Open (@RBCCanadianOpen) June 12, 2026

• Sahith Theegala – one win in 142 starts (2023 Procore Championship)

• Emiliano Grillo – two wins in 284 starts (2015 Procore Championship, 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge)

• Eric Cole – zero wins in 121 starts; three runner-up finishes, most recently at 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge

• Brooks Koepka – nine wins in 197 starts (2015 WM Phoenix Open, 2017 U.S. Open, 2018 U.S. Open, 2018 PGA Championship, 2019 CJ CUP @ Nine Bridges, 2019 PGA Championship, 2019 WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational, 2021 WM Phoenix Open, 2023 PGA Championship)

• Sam Burns – five wins in 195 starts (2021 Valspar Championship, 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship, 2022 Valspar Championship, 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge, 2023 WGC Dell Technologies Match Play)

• Matthew Anderson – zero wins in three PGA TOUR starts (all at RBC Canadian Open)

 Additional notes

• Sam Burns (T1/-6) shares the 18-hole lead one year after finishing runner-up in the 2025 RBC Canadian Open (defeated by Ryan Fox on the fourth playoff hole); owns three top-10 finishes in four previous starts in the RBC Canadian Open (T4/2022, MC/2023, T10/2024, 2^nd/2025); has not recorded a score worse than 68 in five career rounds at TPC Toronto

• Sponsor exemption and Mississauga, Ontario native Matthew Anderson (T1/-6) is making his fourth career PGA TOUR start this week (three prior starts were all in the RBC Canadian Open: MC/2019, MC/2024, T47/2025); played primarily on the Korn Ferry Tour over the last two years, totaling five top-25 finishes in 38 starts; owns one PGA TOUR-sanctioned title at the 2024 69th ECP Brazil Open on PGA TOUR Americas

• Twelve players are tied at 5-under, one shot off the lead, including six players seeking their first PGA TOUR title: Sam Ryder (240 career starts), David Skinns (89 starts), Jimmy Stanger (30 starts), Doug Ghim (184 starts), Chandler Blanchet (19 starts), Patrick Fishburn (68 starts)

• Of the six PGA TOUR winners tied at 5-under, they have combined for 15 total wins: Tony Finau (six), Ricky Castillo (one), Brice Garnett (two), Adam Svensson (one), Erik van Rooyen (two), Shane Lowry (three)

• Nine players recorded bogey-free rounds, including Surrey, British Columbia native Adam Svensson (T7/-5), 2016 and 2017 RBC Canadian Open winner Jhonattan Vegas (T32/-3) and 2024 winner Robert MacIntyre (T55/-2)

• Defending champion Ryan Fox (T19/-4) sat 4-under through his first 11 holes before pars on his final seven

• Matt Fitzpatrick (T32/-3), the highest-ranked player in the field (OWGR No. 4) sits three back after opening with a 67

• Christiaan Bezuidenhout (T32/-3) records his first career hole-in-one on TOUR at the 214-yard par-3 seventh

• Scores by additional Canadians in the field:

  • PGA TOUR winner and two-time PGA TOUR Canada winner Taylor Pendrith (T19/-4)

  • 2023 RBC Canadian Open winner Nick Taylor (T32/-3)

  • PGA TOUR rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju (T73/-1), No. 48 in the 2026 FedExCup standings

  • Mike Weir (T98/E), in his 33^rd career appearance in the RBC Canadian Open

  • Corey Conners (T120/+1), the highest-ranked Canadian player in the Official World Golf Ranking (No. 53)

• Of the 23 completed events on TOUR this season, five players have won after leading or co-leading after the first round: Justin Rose (Farmers Insurance Open), Chris Gotterup (WM Phoenix Open), Jacob Bridgeman (The Genesis Invitational), Rory McIlroy (Masters Tournament), Cameron Young (Cadillac Championship)