2025 RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto – Osprey Valley (North) – Preview

With only one week until the U.S. Open at Oakmont, the PGA Tour heads north of the border for the RBC Canadian Open at the Osprey Valley (North) course at TPC Toronto.

Established in 1904, Canada’s national open is the second-oldest non-major on the PGA TOUR schedule, behind only the BMW Championship (1899). Located 48 miles northwest of Toronto in Alton, Ontario, it will become the 38th golf course in the event’s 121-year history (and only the eighth since 1977) to host Canada’s national open. The North course is a par-70 and will play to 7,389 yards.

The North course is a parkland-style layout in a pastoral setting. It’s built around wide corridors, lengthy holes, and strategic bunkers. It carries an almost mountainous feel as the large-scale holes roam across a big, isolated section of land.

In 2023, the Doug Carrick-designed North course underwent a major renovation under the guidance of renowned architect Ian Andrew, with consultation from the PGA Tour to prepare the venue for hosting a large-scale, championship-level competition. Renovations focused on enhancing the course’s dramatic green complexes and strategically positioning bunkers and other hazards to challenge elite players.

The Field

Rory McIlroy is the main headliner in a rather strong field this week in Canada. The world No. 2 skipped the signature event Memorial Tournament, opting for a three-week run of: RBC Canadian, the U.S. Open, and the Travelers Championship. He has won this event twice before, in 2019 and 2022. He tied for ninth in 2023 and tied for fourth last year. Those four starts have stretched over three different venues.

Eight of the top-22 ranked players in the world will be in attendance, including defending champion Robert MacIntyre, Ludvig Aberg, Sam Burns, Wyndham Clark, Max Homa, Sungjae Im, and Shane Lowry. The Canadian contingent features 21 golfers and is led by Corey Conners, Taylor Pendrith, and 2023 winner Nick Taylor, who became the first Canadian to win his national open in 69 years when he defeated Tommy Fleetwood in a playoff.

Luke Clanton and Gordon Sargent will make their professional debuts as PGA Tour members, having earned membership through the PGA Tour University Accelerated program.

A total of 156 players will compete for a purse of $9.8 million. The leading three players not already exempt who make the cut at the Canadian Open will earn a place in The Open Championship at Royal Portrush in July.

Course Features

The North course will play as a par 70 at an official length of 7,389 yards. Among annual courses played on the PGA Tour, it would rank as the fifth-longest. Lengthening the course from its original size of 7,100 was one of the main goals of Andrew’s redesign.