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Newsweek
2 days ago
- Business
- Newsweek
RBC Canadian Open Field Weakened as PGA Tour Stars Withdraw
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. This week, the PGA Tour travels to TPC Toronto to play the prestigious RBC Canadian Open. It is one of the world's oldest tournaments and the second oldest on the PGA Tour calendar (not counting majors), surpassed only by the BMW Championship (originally played as the Western Open). It's no surprise that this event attracts many top stars each year. While this season is no exception, several players have withdrawn at the last minute, which have had its impact on the field. The most notable case is that of World No. 39 Sahith Theegala, who withdrew from the tournament on Tuesday. According to the PGA Tour Communications Twitter account, his place will be taken by Cameron Champ. Tuesday field updates at the RBC Canadian Open (prior to tee times): Matt Kuchar WD Dylan Wu IN Sahith Theegala WD Cameron Champ IN Taylor Dickson WD Taylor Montgomery IN — PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) June 3, 2025 Another notable withdrawal is World No. 52 Michael Kim, who is having one of his best seasons in recent memory. David Ford will replace Kim and play at TPC Toronto. Other players who withdrew include Brian Campbell, K.H. Lee, Ben Martin, Brandon Matthews, Anders Albertson, Michael Thorbjornsen, Matt Kuchar, and Taylor Dickson. This opened the door for Hayden Springer, Joseph Bramlett, Brandon Matthews, Justin Matthews, Dylan Wu, and Taylor Montgomery. Despite the impact these moves have had on the depth of the field, the Canadian Open remains an elite tournament. World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is leading a field that includes Ludvig Aberg, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, and defending champion Robert MacIntyre, among other stars. The Canadian Open championship trophy is displayed on the first tee box during the first round of the RBC Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club on July 24, 2014 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Canadian Open championship trophy is displayed on the first tee box during the first round of the RBC Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club on July 24, 2014 in Montreal, Quebec, the tournament will have enough storylines to keep fans on the edge of their seats. For one, TPC Toronto will host McIlroy's first press conference since his driver was controversially deemed as non-conforming ahead of the PGA Championship. This moment has generated great anticipation in the golf world. The event will also mark the professional debut of former World No. 1 amateur Luke Clanton. This is a potentially historic moment, given the high expectations for Clanton's career. As if that weren't enough, several players will be looking to capitalize on their last chance to earn a spot in the US Open the following week. Max Homa stands out among them, having dramatically lost his spot in the final qualifier in Columbus, Ohio. Homa needs an outstanding result at the Canadian Open to move up from 87th to within the top 60 of the world rankings. This would earn him the highly coveted ticket to Oakmont. According to the Canadian Open is the eighth oldest men's golf tournament still in play, including both amateur and professional ones. The event was founded in 1904, and champions began being recognized as PGA Tour winners in 1919. More Golf: Tiger Woods' Win Percentage Outpaced by Scottie Scheffler amid Memorial Win
USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Peyton Manning's viral golf moment left Scottie Scheffler laughing and Eli mocking
Peyton Manning's viral golf moment left Scottie Scheffler laughing and Eli mocking Four! Four! Peyton Manning was paired with Scottie Scheffler at the Golden Bear Pro-Am in Ohio last week, and the former quarterback had an embarrassing moment on one of his tee shots. Soon after Manning struck the ball in a now-viral video, he said, "Four! Four!" Immediately after that, there's a loud crashing sound. His shot apparently hit a house. Scheffler couldn't help but laugh. Peyton's brother, Eli Manning, saw the video on social media and offered a sarcastic tweet: "I'm so proud!!" This isn't the first time Manning has gone viral for a mishap on the golf course. Last summer, Manning topped his opening tee shot at the BMW Championship pro-am in Castle Pines. After his shot went about 15 yards, the good-natured Manning asked the crowd, "Anyone see where that went?" He's a five-time NFL MVP and a two-time Super Bowl champion, but Manning's clearly still working on his golf game. Everyone's human. Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.
The Advertiser
28-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
PGA Tour scraps 'starting strokes' format for finale
The PGA Tour has voted to overhaul the season-ending Tour Championship so that all 30 players start from scratch and the low score on a tougher East Lake course wins the FedEx Cup. The change is effective this year, with more tweaks still in the works. The announcement on Tuesday evening followed a PGA Tour board vote and a meeting of the Player Advisory Council (PAC) that has been trying for more than six months to find a solution. The primary goal was to get rid of the staggered start that none of the players seemed to like. Since 2019, the leader of the FedEx Cup going to East Lake started at 10-under par before the tournament even began. That gave him a two-shot lead over the No.2 player, and a staggered field from there until the last five players who qualified for the 30-man field were at even par. Now it will effectively be a 72-hole shootout — everyone starts at even par, just like any other tournament — with the FedEx Cup going to the winner. "We want the Tour Championship to be the hardest tournament to qualify for and the FedEx Cup trophy the most difficult to win," said Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world who won his first FedEx Cup title last year. He serves on the PAC. "Shifting the Tour Championship to a more straight-up format with a tougher course setup makes it easier for fans to follow and provides a more challenging test for players — which brings out the best competition." Still to be announced is the prize fund. Scheffler received a $US25 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup last year. The tour indicated the bonus money would be distributed more evenly to account for all 30 players — regardless of their position — have the same chance of winning. Scheffler won last year at 30-under par for a four-shot victory over Collin Morikawa. Scheffler, the No.1 seed the last three years, had a raw total of 264. Morikawa shot 262, but he was the No.7 seed and thus gave Scheffler a six-shot head start. Xander Schauffele has twice he had the low score over 72 holes (one time a tie) and watched someone else leave with the trophy. The tour said it leaned on feedback from its fans to help determine what would make the most compelling finale. More difficult to define is setting up East Lake as difficult as possible. The tour said fans wanted to see scores closer to par, and the rules officials will be in charge of adjusting the setup to encourage more risk-and-reward moments. The PAC is studying qualifications for future years that could include a smaller field and a greater reward for how players perform from the season opener in Hawaii through the BMW Championship, which precedes East Lake. The PGA Tour has voted to overhaul the season-ending Tour Championship so that all 30 players start from scratch and the low score on a tougher East Lake course wins the FedEx Cup. The change is effective this year, with more tweaks still in the works. The announcement on Tuesday evening followed a PGA Tour board vote and a meeting of the Player Advisory Council (PAC) that has been trying for more than six months to find a solution. The primary goal was to get rid of the staggered start that none of the players seemed to like. Since 2019, the leader of the FedEx Cup going to East Lake started at 10-under par before the tournament even began. That gave him a two-shot lead over the No.2 player, and a staggered field from there until the last five players who qualified for the 30-man field were at even par. Now it will effectively be a 72-hole shootout — everyone starts at even par, just like any other tournament — with the FedEx Cup going to the winner. "We want the Tour Championship to be the hardest tournament to qualify for and the FedEx Cup trophy the most difficult to win," said Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world who won his first FedEx Cup title last year. He serves on the PAC. "Shifting the Tour Championship to a more straight-up format with a tougher course setup makes it easier for fans to follow and provides a more challenging test for players — which brings out the best competition." Still to be announced is the prize fund. Scheffler received a $US25 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup last year. The tour indicated the bonus money would be distributed more evenly to account for all 30 players — regardless of their position — have the same chance of winning. Scheffler won last year at 30-under par for a four-shot victory over Collin Morikawa. Scheffler, the No.1 seed the last three years, had a raw total of 264. Morikawa shot 262, but he was the No.7 seed and thus gave Scheffler a six-shot head start. Xander Schauffele has twice he had the low score over 72 holes (one time a tie) and watched someone else leave with the trophy. The tour said it leaned on feedback from its fans to help determine what would make the most compelling finale. More difficult to define is setting up East Lake as difficult as possible. The tour said fans wanted to see scores closer to par, and the rules officials will be in charge of adjusting the setup to encourage more risk-and-reward moments. The PAC is studying qualifications for future years that could include a smaller field and a greater reward for how players perform from the season opener in Hawaii through the BMW Championship, which precedes East Lake. The PGA Tour has voted to overhaul the season-ending Tour Championship so that all 30 players start from scratch and the low score on a tougher East Lake course wins the FedEx Cup. The change is effective this year, with more tweaks still in the works. The announcement on Tuesday evening followed a PGA Tour board vote and a meeting of the Player Advisory Council (PAC) that has been trying for more than six months to find a solution. The primary goal was to get rid of the staggered start that none of the players seemed to like. Since 2019, the leader of the FedEx Cup going to East Lake started at 10-under par before the tournament even began. That gave him a two-shot lead over the No.2 player, and a staggered field from there until the last five players who qualified for the 30-man field were at even par. Now it will effectively be a 72-hole shootout — everyone starts at even par, just like any other tournament — with the FedEx Cup going to the winner. "We want the Tour Championship to be the hardest tournament to qualify for and the FedEx Cup trophy the most difficult to win," said Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world who won his first FedEx Cup title last year. He serves on the PAC. "Shifting the Tour Championship to a more straight-up format with a tougher course setup makes it easier for fans to follow and provides a more challenging test for players — which brings out the best competition." Still to be announced is the prize fund. Scheffler received a $US25 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup last year. The tour indicated the bonus money would be distributed more evenly to account for all 30 players — regardless of their position — have the same chance of winning. Scheffler won last year at 30-under par for a four-shot victory over Collin Morikawa. Scheffler, the No.1 seed the last three years, had a raw total of 264. Morikawa shot 262, but he was the No.7 seed and thus gave Scheffler a six-shot head start. Xander Schauffele has twice he had the low score over 72 holes (one time a tie) and watched someone else leave with the trophy. The tour said it leaned on feedback from its fans to help determine what would make the most compelling finale. More difficult to define is setting up East Lake as difficult as possible. The tour said fans wanted to see scores closer to par, and the rules officials will be in charge of adjusting the setup to encourage more risk-and-reward moments. The PAC is studying qualifications for future years that could include a smaller field and a greater reward for how players perform from the season opener in Hawaii through the BMW Championship, which precedes East Lake. The PGA Tour has voted to overhaul the season-ending Tour Championship so that all 30 players start from scratch and the low score on a tougher East Lake course wins the FedEx Cup. The change is effective this year, with more tweaks still in the works. The announcement on Tuesday evening followed a PGA Tour board vote and a meeting of the Player Advisory Council (PAC) that has been trying for more than six months to find a solution. The primary goal was to get rid of the staggered start that none of the players seemed to like. Since 2019, the leader of the FedEx Cup going to East Lake started at 10-under par before the tournament even began. That gave him a two-shot lead over the No.2 player, and a staggered field from there until the last five players who qualified for the 30-man field were at even par. Now it will effectively be a 72-hole shootout — everyone starts at even par, just like any other tournament — with the FedEx Cup going to the winner. "We want the Tour Championship to be the hardest tournament to qualify for and the FedEx Cup trophy the most difficult to win," said Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world who won his first FedEx Cup title last year. He serves on the PAC. "Shifting the Tour Championship to a more straight-up format with a tougher course setup makes it easier for fans to follow and provides a more challenging test for players — which brings out the best competition." Still to be announced is the prize fund. Scheffler received a $US25 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup last year. The tour indicated the bonus money would be distributed more evenly to account for all 30 players — regardless of their position — have the same chance of winning. Scheffler won last year at 30-under par for a four-shot victory over Collin Morikawa. Scheffler, the No.1 seed the last three years, had a raw total of 264. Morikawa shot 262, but he was the No.7 seed and thus gave Scheffler a six-shot head start. Xander Schauffele has twice he had the low score over 72 holes (one time a tie) and watched someone else leave with the trophy. The tour said it leaned on feedback from its fans to help determine what would make the most compelling finale. More difficult to define is setting up East Lake as difficult as possible. The tour said fans wanted to see scores closer to par, and the rules officials will be in charge of adjusting the setup to encourage more risk-and-reward moments. The PAC is studying qualifications for future years that could include a smaller field and a greater reward for how players perform from the season opener in Hawaii through the BMW Championship, which precedes East Lake.
Perth Now
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
PGA Tour scraps 'starting strokes' format for finale
The PGA Tour has voted to overhaul the season-ending Tour Championship so that all 30 players start from scratch and the low score on a tougher East Lake course wins the FedEx Cup. The change is effective this year, with more tweaks still in the works. The announcement on Tuesday evening followed a PGA Tour board vote and a meeting of the Player Advisory Council (PAC) that has been trying for more than six months to find a solution. The primary goal was to get rid of the staggered start that none of the players seemed to like. Since 2019, the leader of the FedEx Cup going to East Lake started at 10-under par before the tournament even began. That gave him a two-shot lead over the No.2 player, and a staggered field from there until the last five players who qualified for the 30-man field were at even par. Now it will effectively be a 72-hole shootout — everyone starts at even par, just like any other tournament — with the FedEx Cup going to the winner. "We want the Tour Championship to be the hardest tournament to qualify for and the FedEx Cup trophy the most difficult to win," said Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world who won his first FedEx Cup title last year. He serves on the PAC. "Shifting the Tour Championship to a more straight-up format with a tougher course setup makes it easier for fans to follow and provides a more challenging test for players — which brings out the best competition." Still to be announced is the prize fund. Scheffler received a $US25 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup last year. The tour indicated the bonus money would be distributed more evenly to account for all 30 players — regardless of their position — have the same chance of winning. Scheffler won last year at 30-under par for a four-shot victory over Collin Morikawa. Scheffler, the No.1 seed the last three years, had a raw total of 264. Morikawa shot 262, but he was the No.7 seed and thus gave Scheffler a six-shot head start. Xander Schauffele has twice he had the low score over 72 holes (one time a tie) and watched someone else leave with the trophy. The tour said it leaned on feedback from its fans to help determine what would make the most compelling finale. More difficult to define is setting up East Lake as difficult as possible. The tour said fans wanted to see scores closer to par, and the rules officials will be in charge of adjusting the setup to encourage more risk-and-reward moments. The PAC is studying qualifications for future years that could include a smaller field and a greater reward for how players perform from the season opener in Hawaii through the BMW Championship, which precedes East Lake.
CBS News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Baltimore County course prepares for world's top golfers, PGA Tour's BMW Championship
Baltimore County will welcome the best professional golfers in the world in August for the second tournament in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs. The BMW Championship will be held at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills from August 12 through August 15. "Caves Valley was really built for championships like this," said Steven Fader, chairman of Caves Valley Golf Club. "Penultimate event before the Tour Championship. Everybody shows up, everybody wants to play." The FedEx Cup is a season-long points competition, culminating in a three-part playoff. The top 50 golfers on the PGA Tour will compete in the BMW Championship. The top 30 will move on to play for the FedEx Cup. Scottie Scheffler currently leads the FedEx Cup standings. BMV Championship returns to Maryland Caves Valley Golf Club hosted the BMW Championship in 2021 when more than 120,000 fans came out to watch over the four days. The course expects even bigger crowds to descend on Owings Mills this year. Patrick Cantlay won the tournament, which also brought popular golfers like Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, and Phil Mickelson, among others, to Maryland. "The entertainment venues and hospitality venues have been expanded since 2021, so I'm expecting it to be bigger than it was," Fader said. Fader says the BMW Championship generates more than a $50 million economic windfall for our region. The golf course has also hosted the NCAA DI Men's and Women's Championship, as well as events on the LPGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour. Enhancements to Caves Valley The golf course will be its most challenging in August when the top golfers in the world come to play. As part of a 10-year plan, the course charted out new enhancements for members. These plans accelerated, and the course closed in August 2023 for construction, which included enhancements to every putting green. It reopened in June 2024. Caves Valley installed a new system under the greens to control temperature and moisture, increasing the difficulty. For golf fans, the more challenging the course, the more exciting the tournament will be. "All the enhancements that we've done over the last couple of years, the course is challenging," said Matt Fuller, the director of golf at Caves Valley Golf Club. Other enhancements include the first hole, which increased its length by 100 yards. The fairway was also dropped, and the green shifted to the left. The fifth hole includes the most challenging green on the course, which is only nine paces in depth. Spotlight on Baltimore The BMW Championship will ride the wave of momentum in the game of golf, after McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam and won The Masters in April, while Scheffler recently won The PGA Championship. "It's kind of a renaissance period for golf right now," Fader said. "More and more people are playing more and more interest in the sport." The BMW Championship will put the national spotlight on Baltimore and the surrounding area, which is an opportunity to showcase what Maryland has to offer. "It's great for Baltimore, great for Maryland, great for Baltimore County," Fader said. "And I know we did it in '21, but it's exciting to bring them back in a couple of months."
