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Sunday 11 June 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Taylor wins RBC Canadian Open
Oakdale Golf & Country Club, Toronto, Ontario · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 June 2023 · Nick Taylor’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · RBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/13°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 33 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/12°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 39 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/11°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/16°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 28 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tommy Fleetwood ENG · 271lost playoff ESPN leaderboard: RBC Canadian Open 2023
156 started · cut -1, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Canadian Open
Oakdale Golf & Country Club, Oakdale Golf & Country Club, Toronto, Ontario
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Taylor
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 June 2023
It feels, I can't even describe it. This is the most incredible feeling. The fans were unbelievable all day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 June 2023
I just tried to keep my head down out there today. I didn't look at a board until probably 17. I knew bogeying 16 with probably the atmosphere I was probably at best tied, maybe one back.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Taylor | 75 · 67 · 63 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Tommy Fleetwood | 70 · 70 · 64 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Tyrrell Hatton | 72 · 64 · 72 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Aaron Rai | 67 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | C.T. Pan | 70 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Eric Cole | 69 · 73 · 69 · 63 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Mark Hubbard | 68 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 8 | Justin Rose | 69 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Brandon Wu | 71 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Andrew Novak | 69 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1988-04-14, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; CAN; turned pro 2010; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 69 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet