B.C's Nick Taylor and Richmond Hill's Taylor Pendrith lead a large field of Canadians lining up to win the open at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in three weeks.
For nearly seven decades, all of Canada’s male professional golfers had the goal of winning the RBC Canadian Open , the national men’s championship.Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., won a playoff at Toronto’s Oakdale Golf and Country Club to win last year’s Canadian Open and end that 69-year drought. Taylor, Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., and a large field of their countrymen are lining up to do it all again at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in three weeks’ time.
“If my win helps take that monkey off the back for people, not have the expectations, I think that’ll help all of us.”Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford , Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont. , Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont. , Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C. , as well as fellow PGA Tour members Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont. and Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., had already committed to joining the field.More Canadians were announced at a news conference on Wednesday at Hamilton Golf and Country Club.
Mary DePaoli, executive vice-president and chief marketing officer for RBC, said that getting McIlroy back in the field was important because he will draw more players to the event.
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