Blog#339CO Canadian Open

Blog#339CO Canadian Open

Toronto Osprey Valley GC

June 11-14 2026 Par 70

Purse $9.8M Same as last year

HISTORY This is the 2nd year in a row held at this location.

Ryan Fox won last year but is rated #24 to win at 50/1.

MY WINNER Matt Fitzpatrick at 15/1 best bet, but may be an unknown.

Last year Rory McIlroy and Ludvig were favored and neither is playing this year.

FAVORITES These are the top rated golfers in the 147 man field, and 1 of them should win.

1 T Fleetwood 12/1Playing well. #5 at Truist, #4 at Memorial but did miss cut at PGA.

2 Matt Fitzpatrick 15/1 Has slowed down after 3 earlier wins.

2 S Burns 15/1 Last year Fox eagled 18 to force playoff, Burns shot a 62 RD4 but loses.

4 W Clark 20/1 Slow start thru 1st 12 tournaments. But #3 B Nelson & #3 at Memorial.

5 Colin Morikawa 22/1 Won PB in Feb, 4 top 10s but 55th&85th in last 2 tournaments.

8 B Koepka 30/1 Twelfth tournament since re-joining PGA only 1 top 10.

9 S Lowry 35/1 In 12 tournaments this year 2 top 10s, 3 missed cuts.

16 N Taylor 40/1 #1 of 21 Canadian players, won in 2023. Fades to last #75 in RD3. 65 E

ROUND 1*Started on #10. Only 2 par 5s #1 & 18.

*1 S Theegala-6 64 One bogie on his 2nd hole then 7 birdies. 45-5

1 B Koepka-6 64 Finishes with 4 birdies last 4 holes to go from #32 to #1. WD

1 E Cole-6 64 Four birdies front9, 1 bogie 3 birdies back including 17&18. CUT

1 S Burns-6 64 birdies 3 of 1st 6 holes, then 2 bogies 6 birdies, up from #32. 20-9

1 M Anderson-6 64 Bogie free RD. No PGA events, missed 5 of 5 cuts on Korn Ferry. 11-11

7 S Lowry-5 65 Bogie free, 4 birdies 1st 8 holes. 29-8

21 Ryan Fox-4 66 Only 1 birdie front9 then only bogie with 4 birdies. 8-12 *32 T Fleetwood-3 67 Three bogies 6 birdies, last one on #18, will be there at the end. 11-11

*32 M Fitzpatrick-3 67 Two bogies 3 birdies. I picked him to win. 2-15

*32 Ben James 67 Just turned pro as #1 collegiate golfer from U of Virginia. 54-3

55 W Clark-2 68 Starts with 2 birdies, then par for next 16 holes. 11-11

*98 C Morikawa E Four bogies and 4 birdies, 1 on 18, he may come back to top 1. 29-8 ROUND 2*STARTED ON #10.

1 B James-10 63 Low RD of day, opens with eagle 2nd on #1bogie free. XXXX

*2 H Li-9 64 Ties for lead with 7 birdies from #13 to #6 (7 of 11 holes) then bogies #8. 60-1

*2 R Fox-8 66 Makes 4 birdies on last 5 holes on front9, then pars back. XXXX

*2 B Koepka-8 Birdies 1st 2 holes(8 in last12) for lead then DB on #13,1eagle,2bogies,2birdies.

*2 S Burns-8 Birdies 2nd hole then 3 bogies 6 birdies 1 on his 18th hole. XXXX

ROUND 3 #59 B James (78, 9 bogies) & #66 H Li (2DB’s 5 bogies) completely folded.

Four stepped up (OGWR), J Svensson(196) J Suber(124), B Cauley(68) B Garnett(368).

1 Jasper Suber-13 66 Only 4 bogies in RDs of 66,65,66. 4-13

2 Bud Cauley-12 66 Despite 3 bogies up 5 spots with 3 birdies in a row 14,15&16. WINS

3 Brice Garnett-11 67 Another strong finish, birdies 3 of last 4 holes after DB & bogie. 4-13

3 W Clark-11 63 Bogie free RD to moves up from #55 after RD1. XXXX

3 Jackson Svensson-11 68 Had lead with 3 straight birdies 10,11&12 but DB in 17. 4-13

3 T Fleetwood-11 Starts with eagle but all pars until birdies on 12&14, he may win. XXXX

FINAL ROUND Terrible Rainy conditions. Cauley opens a 4 shot lead with birdies 4 birdies on 5 holes 11 to 15, on 12 he holes out from off the green to take the lead which he never loses. Only bad hole bogie on 17 cut lead to 2, but pars 18 for his 1st win in 239 tournaments.

As predicted none pop the favorites win and an unexpected (40/1) winner.

Only 2 players put up a challenge.

Matt Fitzpatrick had low RD 64 and 2 bogies prevented him from a playoff despite eagle on 18.

Viktor Hovland finished 3rd with lowest final 2 RDs 3&4 (64&65) but 1st 2 RDs hurt him.

All other contenders including Ryan Fox bogies 17&18, Wyndham Clark had 4 bogies including 18 and Tommy Fleetwood made 3 bogies on his last 8 holes.