After a week in the Lone Star State, the PGA Tour is north of the border for the 2024 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ontario. Although Canadian Nick Taylor is the defending champion, the last time this event was held at HGCC, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy won by seven shots thanks to a final-round 9-under 61.
McIlroy, coming off a T-12 performance at the PGA Championship, won the Zurich Classic and Wells Fargo Championship in back-to-back starts earlier this season. Taylor, on the other hand, missed the cut at Valhalla Golf Club two weeks ago.
McIlroy and Taylor are joined in the field by Tommy Fleetwood, Sahith Theegala, Shane Lowry, Sam Burns, Cameron Young and Adam Scott, among others.
Golf course
Hamilton Golf & Country Club | Par 70 | 7,084 yards
2019 leaderboard
| Position | Player | Score |
| 1st | Rory McIlroy | 22 under |
| T-2 | Shane Lowry | 15 under |
| T-2 | Webb Simpson | 15 under |
| T-4 | Brandt Snedeker | 13 under |
| T-4 | Matt Kuchar | 13 under |
| 6th | Adam Hadwin | 12 under |
| 7th | Sungjae Im | 11 under |
| T-8 | Graeme McDowell | 10 under |
| T-8 | Henrik Stenson | 10 under |
| T-8 | Danny Willett | 10 under |
Betting odds
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Rory McIlroy | +360 | Tom Kim | +3500 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | +1600 | Mackenzie Hughes | +3500 |
| Sahith Theegala | +1800 | Keith Mitchell | +3500 |
| Shane Lowry | +2200 | Aaron Rai | +3500 |
| Sam Burns | +2200 | Erik van Rooyen | +4500 |
| Corey Conners | +2200 | Davis Thompson | +4500 |
| Cameron Young | +2200 | Akshay Bhatia | +4500 |
| Alex Noren | +2200 | Taylor Pendrith | +5000 |
| Maverick McNealy | +3000 | Adam Hadwin | +5000 |
| Adam Scott | +3000 | Nick Taylor | +6000 |
Picks to win
Rory McIlroy puts on a Kyle Lowry No. 7 Toronto Raptors jersey after winning the 2019 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club. Photo: Eric Bolte/USA TODAY Sports
Obviously, don’t love the odds here — in Scottie Scheffler territory — but McIlroy dominated at this golf course five years ago and is playing great golf at the moment.
He also loves this golf tournament, winning it again in 2022.
Simple pick, doesn’t need a long explanation.
Shane Lowry reacts after hitting a 62 during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Sports
Lowry finished in a tie for second behind McIlroy at Hamilton in 2019 and is coming off a great T-6 performance at the PGA Championship two weeks ago. If he can get the putter going…
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