NORTH YORK (Ontario) — After 36 holes, only 75 players remain from a field of 156.
The 2023 RBC Canadian Open will be held at Oakdale Golf and Country Club. The Canadian Open was established in 1904 and is the second oldest non-major event on the PGA Tour behind the BMW Championship.
Rory McIlroy, the two-time defending champion, will attempt to become the first person to win the John Deere Classic three times in a single season since Steve Stricker, who made it his ATM between 2009 and 2011, and the only player to achieve this feat. He joins Stuart Appleby and Tiger Woods as the other players to have achieved the trifecta at least six different events.
Corey Conners, meanwhile, is attempting be the first Canadian since Pat Fletcher in 1954 to win their national open.
What about those who didn’t make the cut? The players who will be flying home early from the RBC Canadian Open 2023 after finishing below 1-under-par are listed here.
