RBC Canadian Open Field: By The Numbers

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The 2017 RBC Canadian Open will once again be contested at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario.

 
The Canadian Open is the third oldest tournament on the PGA Tour’s schedule, with only the British and U.S. Opens in existence longer.The first Canadian tournament was played in 1904 at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Dorval, Quebec. Englishman Jack Oke shot 16-over-par and pocketed $60.

Like the three previous tournaments prior to the British Open (Quicken Loans, Greenbrier Classic, and John Deere Classic), the field up north is one of the weakest you will find on the PGA Tour schedule, with only two players, Dustin Johnson (No. 1) and Matt Kuchar (No. 12), ranked in the world top 30.

 
Along with Johnson and Kuchar, other ‘name’ players in the field include Brandt Snedeker, Bubba Watson, Charley Hoffman, Keegan Bradley, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell, Ernie Els, and Jim Furyk.

The defending champion is Jhonattan Vegas, who will return to Canada to defend his title.

As we do each week, here’s a look at the field, by the numbers.


World Top 50

Six of top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking.

  • Dustin Johnson (1)
  • Matt Kuchar (12)
  • Brandt Snedeker (35)
  • Kevin Chapell (32)
  • Charley Hoffman (38)
  • Bubba Watson (46)

Former Canadian Open Winners

Seven past Canadian Open winners are in the field.

  • Jhonattan Vegas (2016)
  • Scott Piercy (2012)
  • Sean O’Hair (2011)
  • Carl Pettersson (2010)
  • Chez Reavie (2008)
  • Jim Furyk (2006, 2007)
  • Vijay Singh (2004)

Major Championship Winners

There are 11 major championship winners totaling 18 major wins.

  • Ernie Els (4)
  • Vijay Singh (3)
  • Bubba Watson (2)
  • Retief Goosen (2)
  • Keegan Bradley (1)
  • Stewart Cink (1)
  • Geoff Ogilvy (1)
  • Jim Furyk (1)
  • Dustin Johnson (1)
  • Graeme McDowell (1)
  • Mike Weir (1)

2016-17 PGA Tour Season Winners

Nine players are in the field who have won on Tour this season.

  • Cody Gribble (Sanderson Farms Championship)
  • Mackenzie Hughes (The RSM Classic)
  • Hudson Swafford (CareerBuilder Challenge)
  • Dustin Johnson (Genesis Open, WGC Mexico, WGC Dell Match Play)
  • D A Points (Puerto Rico Open)
  • Kevin Chappell (Valero Texas Open)
  • Adam Hadwin (Valspar Championship)
  • Cameron Smith (Zurich Classic of New Orleans)
  • Grayson Murray (Barbasol Championship)

Native Canadians

15 Canadians are in the field this week.

  • Hugo Bernard
  • Graham DeLaet
  • Jared du Toit
  • Brad Fritsch
  • Adam Hadwin
  • David Hearn
  • Matt Hill
  • Mackenzie Hughes
  • Austin James
  • Daniel Kim
  • Bryn Parry
  • Garrett Rank
  • Nick Taylor
  • Mike Weir
  • Ryan Williams

Full Field

2017 RBC Canadian Open: Sorted By Last Name

Alker, Steven
Anderson, Mark
Armour, Ryan
Barber, Blayne
Barnes, Ricky
Beljan, Charlie
Bernard, Hugo
Blair, Zac
Blaum, Ryan
Bohn, Jason
Bozzelli, Dominic
Bradley, Keegan
Brehm, Ryan
Brown, Scott
Campbell, Brian
Campbell, Chad
Cantlay, Patrick
Carballo, Miguel Angel
Castro, Roberto
Cejka, Alex
Chalmers, Greg
Chappell, Kevin
Choi, K.J.
Cink, Stewart
Clark, Wyndham
Collins, Chad
Crane, Ben
Dahmen, Joel
DeLaet, Graham
Drewitt, Brett
Duke, Ken
du Toit, Jared
Els, Ernie
English, Harris
Estes, Bob
Etulain, Julian
Every, Matt
Fathauer, Derek
Fdez-Castano, Gonzalo
Finau, Tony
Flores, Martin
Fritsch, Brad
Furyk, Jim
Garrigus, Robert
Gay, Brian
Gonzales, Andres
Goosen, Retief
Gribble, Cody
Hadwin, Adam
Hagy, Brandon
Hahn, James
Hearn, David
Henry, J.J.
Herman, Jim
Hill, Matt
Hoffman, Charley
Hoffmann, Morgan
Holmes, J.B.
Horsfield, Sam
Hubbard, Mark
Hughes, Mackenzie
Huh, John
Hurley III, Billy
Ishikawa, Ryo
James, Austin
Johnson, Dustin
Kang, Sung
Kaufman, Smylie
Kim, Michael
Kim, Whee
Kirk, Chris
Kokrak, Jason
Kraft, Kelly
Kuchar, Matt
Lahiri, Anirban
Lamb, Rick
Lee, Danny
Levin, Spencer
Lindheim, Nicholas
Lingmerth, David
List, Luke
Loupe, Andrew
Lowry, Shane
Luck, Curtis
MacKenzie, Will
Mahan, Hunter
Malnati, Peter
Martin, Ben
McDowell, Graeme
McGirt, William
Merritt, Troy
Molder, Bryce
Mullinax, Trey
Munoz, Sebastian
Murray, Grayson
Noh, Seung-Yul
O’Hair, Sean
Ogilvy, Geoff
Palmer, Ryan
Pan, C.T.
Parry, Bryn
Percy, Cameron
Pettersson, Carl
Piercy, Scott
Points, D.A.
Poston, J.T.
Poulter, Ian
Power, Seamus
Randolph, Jonathan
Rank, Garrett
Reavie, Chez
Reifers, Kyle
Ridings, Tag
Rodgers, Patrick
Romero, Andres
Ruffels, Ryan
Sabbatini, Rory
Schniederjans, Ollie
Singh, Vijay
Smith, Cameron
Snedeker, Brandt
Spaun, J.J.
Stallings, Scott
Stefani, Shawn
Stegmaier, Brett
Stuard, Brian
Summerhays, Daniel
Swafford, Hudson
Taylor, Nick
Taylor, Vaughn
Tringale, Cameron
Tway, Kevin
Van Aswegen, Tyrone
Varner III, Harold
Vegas, Jhonattan
Villegas, Camilo
Wagner, Johnson
Watney, Nick
Watson, Bubba
Weekley, Boo
Weir, Mike
Werenski, Richy
Wheatcroft, Steve
Wilkinson, Tim
Woodland, Gary
Wyatt, Bobby

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