Blog #144  RESULTS CANADIAN OPEN May 30-June 2, 2024

Blog #144  RESULTS CANADIAN OPEN May 30-June 2, 2024

HISTORY Hamilton GC is about 1 1/2 hours south of Toronto and is hosting for the 7th time.  Rory won here in 2019 & 2022.  Last years winner Nick Taylor-17 became the first Canadian since 1954 to win by making a 72’ putt in a playoff with Tommy Fleetwood.  

Par 70, purse $9.4M up $400K 4%.  The tournament started in 1904 and this is its #112th.  It 3rd as a continuously running tournaments after THE OPEN  and THE US OPEN.   

Arnold Palmer won his first PGA event here in 1955.  There will be a field of 156 with 28 Canadians playing.  As a National open this event had special status before the professional tour system started.  This year it comes before the Signature Memorial followed by US Open and the last signature event Travelers Championship resulting in a weak field.  

Last year before this tournament, proposed merger between LIV/PGA was announced June 6

FAVORITES McIlroy 3/1 Fleetwood 18/1 Theegala 20/1 Lowry 22/1 Young 22/1.

ROUND 1

1 D Skinns-8 62  Birdie free RD 8 birdies 18 for lead finished 4th at Palm Beach. Finish 20

2 S O’Hair-7 63 (3300/1) 42 year old bogie free RD with 1 eagle 5 birdies. Finish 27

2 S Burns-8 62 (25/1) 1 bogie 2 eagles 4 birdies. Finish 10

4 R MacIntyre-6 64 (80/1) Bogie free RD 2nd at Scottish Open last year. Finish W

6 R McIlroy-4 66 Bogie free RD with all pars on front 9 and 4 birdies on back. Finish 4  

7 Fleetwood-3 67 Birdie free RD with 3 birdies on front 9 then all pars. Finish 21 

20 Mike Weir-2 68 (2000/1) 1 DB 2 bogies 6 birdies.  Bogies last 2 holes in RD2 Finish Cut-1  

34 C. Young-1 Two different RDs 3 birdies 2 bogies 1st 8 holes then all pars. Finish Cut-1

34 M. Hughes-12 Tree birdies 2 bogies. Finish 7

95 N. Taylor+2 72 Five bogies 3 birdies for last years winner. Finish Cut+3

95 S. Lowry+2 DB on #6 then1 birdie & 2 bogies another poor putting RD. Finish 33

127 S. Theegala+5 (70/1) Three bogies 2 birdies on front 9 then DBs on 14&15. Finish Cut+1

145 K. Kisner+6 76 DB on18 with 6 bogies 2 birdies.  Take the job at NBC! Finish Cut+8

ROUND 2 

1 R Fox-10 64 Lowest RD of day bogie 7 birdies.

1 R. MacIntyre-10 66 Bogie free RD birdies 1st hole then 3 more.

21 T. Fleetwood-3 70 Two birdies 2 bogies drops 9 spots.

30 McIlroy-2 72 Three bogies 1 birdie a few long putts to save par could have been worse.

ROUND 3 Great RD with MacIntyer playing great on back 9-5 and Fox falling apart 4 bogies.

1 R MacIntyre-14 66 Bogies first hole then 2 more on front 9 then 3 birdies 1 eagle on last 4. 

2 R Fox-13 Starts with 1 eagle 2 birdies on first 5 holes then 5 bogies on next 11.

2 B Griffin-10 65 Tied for lead thru 10 but par for last 6 up 8 spots. 

11 R McIlroy-7 65 One eagle 5 birdies 2 bogies not good enough but 61 on final RD last yr.

ROUND 4

1 Robert MacIntyre-16 68 Starts with a bogie and lead cut to 1 until he birdies 15. $1.7M

2 Ben Griffin-15 65 Bogie free RD with birdies on last 3 holes not enough.   $1.0M

3 Victor Perez-14 64 birdies 18 with bogie free RD 6 birdies.   $649K 4 Tom Kim-13 64 Finally a good showing every RD lower 70, 68, 65, 64.   $423K

4 Rory McIlroy-13 64 Bogie free RD but 72 on RD 2 hurt   $423K

Other important tournament information MacIntyer’s first PGA win moves him to #32 in FedX & 76 OWGR standings.   He is 27 years old and turned pro in 2017.  His caddie was ill and his father caddied for him.  Top  5  favorites disappointed.  Two missed cut, Lowry just made it and Fleetwood had 2 ok RDs and McIlroy had 1.  MacIntyre had a shaky Rd but birdie on 15 sealed the win.  Tom Kim had 2 good Rds in 3 and 4 64&64 finishing 2nd, Ryan Fox  faded had  great RDs 1&2 but faded 3&4.  Skinns & O’Hair had great 1st RDs but faded.