Lowdown: RBC Canadian Open – Rory McIlroy looks for a three-peat in Canada

RBC Canadian Open, in Toronto, Canada
The course: Oakdale Country Club – 7,264 yards Par 72 – is playing host to the tournament for the first time. It is a composite course especially configured from the club’s 27-hole layout for this event, with the front nine playing nearly 400 yards longer than the back nine. Four holes of the club’s Thompson nine (designed by Stanley Thompson) and five holes of Homenuik nine (designed by Wilf Homenuik) make up the front nine, while the full Knudson nine (named after eight-time PGA Tour winner George Knudson) will play as the back nine.
The field: Rory McIlroy – the defending champion – is the highest ranked player in the world (number three) playing and is t …

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