Oh, yeah … there’s a golf tournament going on this week.
As the golf world asborbs news of the surprise deal between the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour, Oakdale Country Club readies to hold the RBC Canadian Open. This year’s event is set to feature Rory McIlroy, who attempts to win for the third straight time, along with plenty of stupefied tour pros looking to take him down.
At least 20 Canadians will tee off in the tournament outside of Toronto with Corey Conners leading the pack. The Listowel, Ontario native was the low Canadian in last year’s tournament with a sixth-place finish. It won’t be all Canada, of course, as along with McIlroy and Conners, we’re set to see top-30 pros like Matt Fitzpatrick, Sam Burns, Cameron Young, Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, Sahith Theegala and Justin Rose in the field.
After a stellar college career and a run as the No. 1 player in the 2023 PGA Tour University ranking, Ludvig Aberg will make his pro debut at Oakdale this week after becoming the first golfer to earn a full PGA Tour card through this new route. The Texas Tech standout had won the Jack Nicklaus Award, the Fred Haskins Award, and his second-straight Ben Hogan Award to close out the 2022-23 college season.
The winner in Canada will receive 500 FedEx Cup points and a $1.62 million share of the $9 million purse.
Golf Channel will carry live coverage on Thursday and Friday from 3-6 p.m. EDT. On Saturday, Golf Channel will start the coverage from 2:30-5:30 p.m. with CBS taking over with afternoon coverage from 5:30-7:30 p.m. On Sunday, Golf Channel will start the coverage from 1:30-2:30 p.m. with CBS taking over with afternoon coverage from 2:30-6:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Live streaming coverage takes place on ESPN+ from 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday.
Find all live PGA Tour scoring data here.
7 a.m. — Kyle Stanley, Camilo Villegas, Derek Ernst
7:11 a.m. — Hank Lebioda, Aaron Rai, Justin Lower
7:22 a.m. — Ben Martin, Jonathan Byrd, Brandon Wu
7:33 a.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Lanto Griffin, Aaron Wise
7:44 a.m. — Ryan Brehm, Garrick Higgo, Andrew Landry
7:55 a.m. — Chez Reavie, Lucas Glover, Martin Laird
8:06 a.m. — C.T. Pan, Jason Dufner, Peter Malnati
8:17 a.m. — Grayson Murray, Mark Hubbard, Max McGreevy
8:28 a.m. — William McGirt, Vince Whaley, Roger Sloan
8:39 a.m. — Cody Gribble, Russell Knox, S.Y. Noh
8:50 a.m. — Scott Harrington, Harrison Endycott, Brandon Matthews
9:01 a.m. — Derek Lamely, Carson Young, MJ Daffue
9:12 a.m. — Sebastian Szirmak, Étienne Papineau, Taylor Durham (a)
12:15 p.m. — Sangmoon Bae, Scott Brown, Adrian Meronk
12:26 p.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Brian Stuard, Alex Smalley
12:37 p.m. — David Lipsky, Austin Smotherman, Tyson Alexander
12:48 p.m. — Sam Burns, Matt Kuchar, Sahith Theegala
12:59 p.m. — Adam Svensson, Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Hadwin
1:10 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Brandt Snedeker, Cameron Young
1:21 p.m. — Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Weir, Taylor Pendrith
1:32 p.m. — Kevin Tway, Michael Kim, Robby Shelton
1:43 p.m. — Nate Lashley, Ryan Moore, Matthias Schwab
1:54 p.m. — Harry Hall, Akshay Bhatia, Michael Block
2:05 p.m. — Dylan Wu, Trevor Werbylo, Nicolai Hojgaard
2:16 p.m. — Vincent Norrman, Brent Grant, Trevor Cone
2:27 p.m. — Wil Bateman, Jake Knapp, Michael Thorbjornsen (a)
7 a.m. — Adam Long, Patton Kizzire, Cameron Percy
7:11 a.m. — Ricky Barnes, Henrik Norlander, Harry Higgs
7:22 a.m. — Brice Garnett, Ryan Armour, Eric Cole
7:33 a.m. — Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson
7:44 a.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton, Ludvig Aberg
7:55 a.m. — Corey Conners, Nick Taylor, Tommy Fleetwood
8:06 a.m. — Bill Haas, Doc Redman, Greyson Sigg
8:17 a.m. — Martin Trainer, David Hearn, Lee Hodges
8:28 a.m. — Scott Piercy, Chris Stroud, Nick Watney
8:39 a.m. — David Lingmerth, Ben Crane, Chesson Hadley
8:50 a.m. — Michael Gligic, Matti Schmid, Ryan Gerard
9:01 a.m. — Drew Nesbitt, Peter Kuest, Luis Carrera
9:12 a.m. — Ben Silverman, Daniel Kim, Johnny Travale (a)
12:15 p.m. — George McNeill, Sean O’Hair, Callum Tarren
12:26 p.m. — Kevin Chappell, Wesley Bryan, Andrew Novak
12:37 p.m. — Tommy Gainey, Maverick McNealy, Kelly Kraft
12:48 p.m. — Brian Gay, Tyler Duncan, Keith Mitchell
12:59 p.m. — Cameron Champ, Robert Streb, Jim Herman
1:10 p.m. — Chad Ramey, Richy Werenski, Brendon Todd
1:21 p.m. — James Hahn, Doug Ghim, S.H. Kim
1:32 p.m. — Sung Kang, Arjun Atwal, Will Gordon
1:43 p.m. — Austin Cook, Kramer Hickok, Joseph Bramlett
1:54 p.m. — Paul Haley II, Augusto Núñez, Kevin Roy
2:05 p.m. — Zecheng Dou, Kyle Westmoreland, Carl Yuan
2:16 p.m. — David Carey, Sam Bennett, Ryan Hall
2:27 p.m. — Aaron Cockerill, Stuart Macdonald, Myles Creighton
7 a.m. — George McNeill, Sean O’Hair, Callum Tarren
7:11 a.m. — Kevin Chappell, Wesley Bryan, Andrew Novak
7:22 a.m. — Tommy Gainey, Maverick McNealy, Kelly Kraft
7:33 a.m. — Brian Gay, Tyler Duncan, Keith Mitchell
7:44 a.m. — Cameron Champ, Robert Streb, Jim Herman
7:55 a.m. — Chad Ramey, Richy Werenski, Brendon Todd
8:06 a.m. — James Hahn, Doug Ghim, S.H. Kim
8:17 a.m. — Sung Kang, Arjun Atwal, Will Gordon
8:28 a.m. — Austin Cook, Kramer Hickok, Joseph Bramlett
8:39 a.m. — Paul Haley II, Augusto Núñez, Kevin Roy
8:50 a.m. — Zecheng Dou, Kyle Westmoreland, Carl Yuan
9:01 a.m. — David Carey, Sam Bennett, Ryan Hall
9:12 a.m. — Aaron Cockerill, Stuart Macdonald, Myles Creighton
12:15 p.m. — Adam Long, Patton Kizzire, Cameron Percy
12:26 p.m. — Ricky Barnes, Henrik Norlander, Harry Higgs
12:37 p.m. — Brice Garnett, Ryan Armour, Eric Cole
12:48 p.m. — Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson
12:59 p.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton, Ludvig Aberg
1:10 p.m. — Corey Conners, Nick Taylor, Tommy Fleetwood
1:21 p.m. — Bill Haas, Doc Redman, Greyson Sigg
1:32 p.m. — Martin Trainer, David Hearn, Lee Hodges
1:43 p.m. — Scott Piercy, Chris Stroud, Nick Watney
1:54 p.m. — David Lingmerth, Ben Crane, Chesson Hadley
2:05 p.m. — Michael Gligic, Matti Schmid, Ryan Gerard
2:16 p.m. — Drew Nesbitt, Peter Kuest, Luis Carrera
2:27 p.m. — Ben Silverman, Daniel Kim, Johnny Travale (a)
7 a.m. — Sangmoon Bae, Scott Brown, Adrian Meronk
7:11 a.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Brian Stuard, Alex Smalley
7:22 a.m. — David Lipsky, Austin Smotherman, Tyson Alexander
7:33 a.m. — Sam Burns, Matt Kuchar, Sahith Theegala
7:44 a.m. — Adam Svensson, Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Hadwin
7:55 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Brandt Snedeker, Cameron Young
8:06 a.m. — Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Weir, Taylor Pendrith
8:17 a.m. — Kevin Tway, Michael Kim, Robby Shelton
8:28 a.m. — Nate Lashley, Ryan Moore, Matthias Schwab
8:39 a.m. — Harry Hall, Akshay Bhatia, Michael Block
8:50 a.m. — Dylan Wu, Trevor Werbylo, Nicolai Hojgaard
9:01 a.m. — Vincent Norrman, Brent Grant, Trevor Cone
9:12 a.m. — Wil Bateman, Jake Knapp, Michael Thorbjornsen (a)
12:15 p.m. — Kyle Stanley, Camilo Villegas, Derek Ernst
12:26 p.m. — Hank Lebioda, Aaron Rai, Justin Lower
12:37 p.m. — Ben Martin, Jonathan Byrd, Brandon Wu
12:48 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Lanto Griffin, Aaron Wise
12:59 p.m. — Ryan Brehm, Garrick Higgo, Andrew Landry
1:10 p.m. — Chez Reavie, Lucas Glover, Martin Laird
1:21 p.m. — C.T. Pan, Jason Dufner, Peter Malnati
1:32 p.m. — Grayson Murray, Mark Hubbard, Max McGreevy
1:43 p.m. — William McGirt, Vince Whaley, Roger Sloan
1:54 p.m. — Cody Gribble, Russell Knox, S.Y. Noh
2:05 p.m. — Scott Harrington, Harrison Endycott, Brandon Matthews
2:16 p.m. — Derek Lamely, Carson Young, MJ Daffue
2:27 p.m. — Sebastian Szirmak, Étienne Papineau, Taylor Durham (a)