King Heffy Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 1 hour ago, RUPERTKBD said: Definitely feel for the PGA players like Rory, who happen to possess a conscience...with the PGA and DP World Tours making this deal, they literally have nowhere else to go... I'm really concerned as to how this may impact the LPGA. It's a dark day for the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Congrats https://www.sportsnet.ca/golf/article/nick-taylor-becomes-first-canadian-since-1954-to-win-canadian-open/ Nick Taylor becomes first Canadian since 1954 to win Canadian Open Nick Taylor, of Canada, reacts after sinking his putt on the 18th hole during final round golf action at the Canadian Open championship in Toronto on Sunday, June 11, 2023. (Andrew Lahodynskyj/CP) Canada's Nick Taylor won the Canadian Open title Sunday in a playoff, becoming the first Canadian to win the country's men's national golf championship since 1954. Taylor defeated England's Tommy Fleetwood in the fourth playoff hole with an insane 72-foot putt to take home the title and snap a drought for the Canadian men that lasted 69 years. The 72-footer was the longest make of Taylor's PGA career. Not a bad place to do it. After the putt, a strong Canadian contingent of fans erupted in support of their fellow Canuck. One day after posting a course record 63 at Oakdale Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Taylor started quickly on his quest to become the first Canadian since Pat Fletcher to win the national open, carding a birdie on the second hole of his final round. By the end of his front nine, the Abbotsford, B.C. native had three more and had moved into the lead. Overall, Taylor finished with eight birdies and two bogeys Sunday, carding a 66 to finish 17-under for the tournament. Taylor capped off his round with a clutch 11-footer for birdie that had the Canadian crowd in a frenzy. Taylor had a number of fellow Canadian golfers in the crowd watching the playoff, including Canadian golfing legend Mike Wier and Corey Conners. The win was Taylor's third on the PGA Tour and first since 2020, when he won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. When Fletcher won in 1954 at Point Grey Golf Club in Vancouver, he was the first Canadian to do so since Karl Keffer in 1914, a 40-year gap. This 69-year wait was much longer, but was finally stopped by an incredible four-day performance from the 35-year-old Taylor. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 It's moments like this that make you glad to be a sports fan. Epic putt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Get used to seeing this putt over and over. Will be a feature in the year end reviews. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Fantastic win for Nick Taylor at the Canadian Open. Great tournament overall. I thought this might be worth its own thread. First Canadian to win the Canadian Open since 1954 and the second since 1914. And Nick is a local (from Abby). Too bad he can't play 3C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Just now, 250Integra said: lmao The way he looped around and got him. The Lions should give him a call. LOL kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Disappointing that no Canadians are in contention at the US Open going into the weekend.... .....however, that disappointment is mitigated by the fact that FIGJAM missed the cut.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 (edited) I'll start this by saying that Gordon Sargent won the low Amateur title at the US Open by 9 strokes.....but....it would have been 10 strokes if not for this: Apparently, a caddie from one of the groups playing ahead of Sargent dislodged the hole liner and nobody noticed until after Sargent's putt. What I found baffling is that there is no recourse for the player in this situation. It's "too bad, so sad".... Just imagine if this scenario played out on a playoff hole in a major......or (even worse IMO) if you had to go through what Joe Daley did: https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/03/joe-daley-putt-lip-out-q-school-video-unlucky Edited June 19, 2023 by RUPERTKBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Anyone following the Open? Both Canadians are pretty much out of the running, with Corey Connors in a tie for 45th and Nick Taylor in 95th and missing the cut... I'm jumping on the Tommy Fleetwood bandwagon. Fleetwood is an Englishman and genuinely good guy, who has never won on the PGA Tour. (You might remember how close he came to his first win at the Canadian Open....he was in a playoff with Nick Taylor and was watching as NT drained that 70+ footer) Most importantly in my book, Fleetwood isn't part of the LIV Tour.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 New PGA schedule for 2024. The RBC Canadian open will be played May 30th to June 2nd. Being the week before the Memorial isn't that great, but is way way better than being the weekend after The Open. In 2024, the Canadian Open will take place two weeks after the PGA Championship and two weeks prior to the U.S. Open. It will also be played one week before the Memorial Tournament, the “Signature Event” long hosted by Jack Nicklaus with which it swapped places. https://www.sportsnet.ca/golf/article/reimagined-pga-tour-schedule-brings-historic-changes-to-canadian-open/ 'Reimagined' PGA Tour schedule brings historic changes to Canadian Open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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