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The closing week of May following Memorial Day includes another national championship event on the PGA Tour. The RBC Canadian Open 2024 event and field includes world No. 3 Rory McIlroy as the two-time event winner and prohibitive favorite on the PGA odds board.
The field features a record 28 Canadiens teeing it up in their home country with 14 representing Ontario. Last year’s dramatic playoff victory was by Canadian Nick Taylor after he holed a 72-foot eagle putt to win over Tommy Fleetwood and become the first Canadian since 1954 to win the event.
“I think it’s a tournament that we’ve circled on our calendar since probably junior golf,” Taylor said following his historic win.
RBC Canadian Open 2024 Odds
Leading favorites and contenders golf odds from FanDuel Sportsbook refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting. Canadian’s notated (*)
- +360: Rory McIlroy (top 10, -175)
- +1600: Tommy Fleetwood (top 10, +180)
- +1800: Sahith Theegala (top 10, +210)
- +2200: Corey Conners* (top 10, +250)
- +2500: Shane Lowry, Sam Burns, Alex Noren, Cameron Young
- +3000: Adam Scott
- +3500: Keith Mitchell, Maverick McNealy, Tom Kim
- +4000: Mackenzie Hughes*, Aaron Rai
- +5500: Akshay Bhatia, Davis Thompson, Erik van Rooyen
- +6000: Adam Hadwin*
- +6500: Taylor Pendrith*
- +7500: Doug Ghim, Adam Svensson*
- +8000: Nicolai Højgaard, Mark Hubbard, Ryo Hisatsune, Kevin Yu
- +8000: Robert MacIntyre, Matt Wallace, Nick Taylor*, Daniel Berger
72-Hole Winning Score: Over/Under 261.5 (Par 70)
Check out all the players golf odds along with finishing position, match-ups and betting specials on FanDuel Sportsbook.
The Canadian Open field did not come up as strong this year due to the next two tournaments are $20 million events – The Memorial at Muirfield Village in Ohio followed by the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.
Types Of Bets And How To Read The Odds
Some key strokes gained stats and performance metrics to consider this week include:
- SG: Approach
- SG: Off the Tee
- SG: Putting
- Proximity to Hole:
Canadian Corey Conners ranks No. 1 in this field in strokes gained: Approach over his last 24 rounds, according to golf stats and Fantasy National data. Fellow Canadian Adam Svensson ranks top-5 in Approach. Canadian Mackenzie Hughes is No. 1 in this field in SG: Putting, and Sahith Theegala is top-5. Rory McIlroy is No. 3 in SG: Off the Tee, and No. 1 in SG: Total over his last 24 rounds. Cameron Young has the best proximity to hole stats from 100-150 yards.
Golf Picks
- Leading golf analysts and contributors picks to win and top finishing position in the 2024 RBC Canadian Open include:
- Golf Digest: Aaron Rai (2), Sahith Theegala (2), Tommy Fleetwood, Mackenzie Hughes
- SportingLife: Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes, Aaron Rai
- Golf Bet: Sahith Theegala, Corey Conners, Alex Noren, Mackenzie Hughes with top-10 finishes Robert McIntyre, Davis Thompson, Adam Scott, Mackenzie Hughes
- FanDuel: Sahith Theegala, Alex Noren, Akshay Bhatia
Rory McIlroy won this event the last time it was contested at Hamilton in 2019. Canadians Corey Conners, Taylor Pendrith, and Mackenzie Hughes all played college golf at Kent State.
Tournament Matchups
Additional golf betting odds from FanDuel and leading online sportsbooks are updated and adjusted througout the tournament along with props and tournament matchups.
Last week’s tournament matchup picks to bet went 2-0 at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
- Tommy Fleetwood (-150 vs. Cameron Young (-120)
- Corey Conners (-115) vs. Shane Lowry (-105) – Bet Conners
- Sam Burns (-120) vs. Adam Scott (-105)
- Taylor Pendrith (-115) vs. Adam Svensson (-110)
- Mackenzie Hughes (-140) vs. Akshay Bhatia (+105)
- Mark Hubbard (-125) vs. Nick Taylor (+100)
Round 1 Matchups
- Tommy Fleetwood (-140) vs. Shane Lowry (+105)
- Corey Conners (-125) vs. Aaron Rai (+100)
- Mackenzie Hughes (-125) vs. Akshay Bhatia (+100)
How To Watch The RBC Canadian Open
All times Eastern. Tournament May 30-June 2
- Thursday-Friday: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock)
- Saturday: 2:30-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock), 5:30-7:30 (CBS)
- Sunday: 1:30-2:30 p.m. (GC), 2:30-6:30 (CBS)
Thursday and Friday pairings and tee times.
Featured Groups
Thursday PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
- 7:18 am, Hole #10: Sam Burns, Gary Woodland, Adam Svensson
- 7:29 am, Hole #10: Adam Scott, Tom Kim, Daniel Berger
- 7:40 am, Hole #10: Rory McIlroy, Taylor Pendrith, Nick Taylor
Friday
- 7:18 pm, Hole #10: Tommy Fleetwood, Sahith Theegala, Corey Conners
- 7:29 pm, Hole #10: Cameron Young, Akshay Bhatia, Erik van Rooyen
- 7:40 pm, Hole #10: Shane Lowry, Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Hadwin
Featured holes Par 3’s at No. 6, 8, 13 and 16.
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