Blog#248 Results Canadian Open June 9, 2025

Blog#248 Results Canadian Open June 9, 2025

ROUND 1 Weather cool and rainy. 9 of top 10 played in PM. Pendrith in AM.

1 Thorbjorn Oleson-9 61 FedX#115 1 top 10 Valero, 0 wins eagle on 18. FINISH 36-9

1 Cristobal DelSolar-9 61 Plays in Latin America, 10 birdies 1 bogie on 17. FINISH 36-9

3 Cameron Champ-8 62 Bogie free 8 birdies, only his 5th event this year. FINISH 9-14

4 Jake Knapp-7 64 Bogie free RD 6 birdies, trying to get into US Open. FINISH 27-10

5 S Lowry-6 64 Seven birdies 1 bogie, if he stays away from bogies wins. FINISH 13-13

17 Sam Burns-4 66 Birdies 1st 2 holes, 2nd bogie on 18 with 6 birdies. FINISH 2-18

17 Nick Taylor-4 66 Birdies 2 of 1st 3 holes, 4 more with 2 bogies 1 on his 18th. FINISH 13-13

17 Ryan Fox-4 66 His chip in birdie on playoff hole for his 1st PGA win. FINISH W-18

31 M Manassero-3 67 Italian golfer 0 wins or top 10’s #156 FedX #133 OWGR. FINISH 6-15

31 Lee Hodges-3 67 Eagles 1st hole then 3 birdies 2 bogies. FINISH 9-14

43 Ludvig Aberg-2 68 Strong finish with birdies on 17&18, an average RD. FINISH 13-13

X43 Andrew Putnam-2 68 Five birdies 3 bogies. FINISH 6-15

119 McIlroy+1 71 Two bogies on front 9 & final 2 holes, 3 birdies in between. FINISH Cut

ROUND 2 Weather cool but no rain, little wind.

1 Cameron Champ-12 66 Another bogie free RD 4 birdies, 1 to finish on 18.

2 Andrew Putnam-10 62 Bogie free with 8 birdies, up 41 spots.

3 Thoprbjorn Olesen-9 70 Drops a spot with 1DB, 3 bogies, 5 birdies.

3 Nick Taylor-9 65 Birdies 6 of 1st 10 holes, then 2 bogies and birdie on 18.

7 Ryan Fox-7 66 Wild RD 4 bogies 8 birdies 6 pars.

7 M Manassero-7 65 One bogie 6 birdies up 24 spots.

7 Shane Lowry-8 68 One bogie 3 birdies.

49 Ludvig Aberg-4 Great RD except for 4XB on 11 where he has 3 shots from rough.

Rory McIlroy+9 Finished 47th at PGA, misses cut with 4XB on #5 in RD 2 78. He has a new TaylorMade Driver, lets hope for better results next week.

Cut-2 Tom Kim, Justin Rose-1, Max Homa-2Harry Higgs+2, Rory McIlroy+9

ROUND 3 Rough extremely difficult, good tune up for US Open

1 M Manassero-14 64 Seven birdies 1 bogie on 17. FINISH 6-15

2 Ryan Fox-14 64 Same as above with bogie on #11.

3 L Hodges-7 63 Two eagles, 1 on #18, 3 birdies bogie free RD, up 15 spots. FINISH 9-14

9 Cameron Champ+1 71 First bogie of tournament on hole #1 then all pars to lose lead.

16 Sam Burns-10 68 Was high on leaderboard with eagle, 2 birdies 1st 4 holes +2 last 12.

X16 Shane Lowry-10 68 Two straight 68s not good enough after being #5 after 1st RD.

25 Ludvig Aberg-9 65 Bogie free with birdies last 3 holes, too little too late.

FINAL ROUND Weather 69* light wind

1 Ryan Fox-18 66 Bogie free RD only 11 birdie thru 13 then 3 to tie. $1.8M

2 Sam Burns-18 62 One bogie, five straight birdies 10 to 14 then 18, total 9. $1.0M

9 Cameron Champ-14 67 One bogie, 5 birdies front 9, all pars back. $258K

13 S Lowry-15 67 Eagles 1 then 3 birdies for lead, had a chance but +2 next 14. $181K

13 L Aberg-13 66 Birdies 4 of 1st 6, DB on #9 (4XDB RD2) if pars could be-19. $181K

COMMENTARY

Sam Burns was in the clubhouse at-18. Ryan Fox was-14 thru 13 and had to birdie at least 3 of the last 5 holes, with 16&17 the most difficult. Misses a short birdie putt on 17, but makes 20’ putt on 18 with birdies on 14&15 to tie and force a playoff.

He birdied #18 all 4 days. Both players made very long putts on 18.

PLAYOFF Burns misses 5’ putt on 1st playoff hole. On 4th hole Fox’s 2nd shot within 6’ of hole. Burns poor 2nd shot goes off green and he 3 putts for par. Fox 2 putts birdie to win.

Without a doubt golf is the hardest sport to win. Sam Burns did everything but win. Burns is best friends with Scottie Scheffler and after he played so well in Rd4 (62) he deserved to win.

Give Fox credit, he won again with clutch shots, as he did last month at Myrtle Beach.

I hope Burns can come back from this disappointment and win this year.