Leading three finishers, not otherwise exempt, from the RBC Canadian Open qualified for The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale through the Open Qualifying Series:
Bud Cauley (Won)
Jesper Svensson (T4)
Jackson Suber (T4)
The RBC Canadian Open is one of four PGA TOUR events that is part of The Open Qualifying Series, with three spots available into The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale (July 16-19). The top three players, not otherwise exempt, at the RBC Canadian Open will earn an exemption.
With the win at the RBC Canadian Open, Bud Cauley becomes the 18th first-time winner at the tournament (first since Robert MacIntyre in 2024) and first American to earn their first career win at this event since Chez Reavie in 2008.
Cauley becomes the fifth first-time winner on TOUR this season and first since Kristoffer Reitan (Truist Championship).
Bud Cauley wins the RBC Canadian Open, earning his first PGA TOUR victory in his 239th career start at the age 36 years, 2 months, 29 days.
Earns 500 FedExCup points and moves from No. 55 to No. 28 in the FedExCup standings.
Bud Cauley seeks his first PGA TOUR victory in his 239th TOUR start at the RBC Canadian Open, the fifth-most starts among active players on TOUR without a win on record.
Most starts without a win (entering this week):
330 Patrick Rodgers
277 Mark Hubbard
245 Beau Hossler
240 Sam Ryder
238 Bud Cauley
Matt Fitzpatrick seeks his fourth win on TOUR this season at the RBC Canadian Open (wins: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, RBC Heritage, Valspar Championship).
Last five players to earn four or more wins in a season:
Scottie Scheffler (6/2025)
Scottie Scheffler (7/2024)
Jon Rahm (4/2022-23)
Scottie Scheffler (4/2021-22)
Patrick Cantlay (4/2020-21)
The RBC Canadian Open holds the longest active streak of international winners on the PGA TOUR, with five (next: 3, Truist Championship).
2025 Ryan Fox (New Zealand)
2024 Robert MacIntyre (Scotland)
2023 Nick Taylor (Canada)
2019, 2022 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
17 players have made the RBC Canadian Open their first PGA TOUR victory (most recent: Robert MacIntyre/2024)
Last American to earn their first career win at this event: Chez Reavie (2008)
Career starts and wins on the PGA TOUR for players in the final two groups of the RBC Canadian Open:
12:42 group
Jackson Suber (-13) • 0 wins in 41 starts
Bud Cauley (-12) • 0 wins in 238 starts
Wyndham Clark (-11) • 4 wins in 202 starts
12:31 group
Brice Garnett (-11) • 2 wins in 293 starts
Tommy Fleetwood (-11) • 1 win in 175 starts
Jesper Svensson (-11) • 0 wins in 39 starts
Of the 10 Canadian players to make the cut at the RBC Canadian Open, Yellamaraju (T7) is the highest on the leaderboard after 54 holes:
T7 (-10): Sudarshan Yellamaraju
T19 (-8): Matthew Anderson
T23(-7): Justin Matthews
T23(-7):Adam Hadwin
T23(-7): Taylor Pendrith
T49 (-4): A.J. Ewart
T49 (-4): Ben Silverman
T59 (-2): Adam Svensson
T66 (E): Joey Savoie
75th (+6): Nick Taylor
Rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju records a third-round 65 at the RBC Canadian Open, one stroke shy of tying his career low (2026 WM Phoenix Open/R2).
Yellamaraju ranks second this week in Strokes Gained: Approach The Green (5.257) and third in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (7.641).
Bud Cauley enters the final round one shot back, bidding for his first PGA TOUR title in his 239th career start. It marks the first time Cauley sits inside the top five on the leaderboard after 54 holes since the 2025 PLAYERS Championship (finished T6).
Suber has recorded birdies on every par-5 this week (6/6 on Nos. 1 and 18), marking the second time in his career with birdie-or-better on all par-5s through 54 holes (2025 Sony Open in Hawaii, finished T6).
Ranks this week:
1st - Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (11.133)
3rd - Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (4.282)
3rd - Strokes Gained: Approach the Green (4.856)
Following rounds of 66-65-66, Jackson Suber earns the outright lead at the RBC Canadian Open, one stroke ahead of Bud Cauley entering the final round.
It marks Suber's first lead after any round on the PGA TOUR in his 42nd career start (119 total rounds).
Wyndham Clark cards a bogey-free 63 in the third round of the RBC Canadian Open, his best score in seven career rounds at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.
In his last 11 rounds on TOUR, Clark has recorded a score of 68 or better 10 times, including three rounds of 63 or better.
Due to Sunday’s forecast for inclement weather at the RBC Canadian Open, tee times for the final round will run from approximately 10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. ET in groups of three from tees 1 and 10.