July 21-24 RBC Canadian Open
THE YEAR AHEAD 2011
today happens.” That’s often easier said than done, but in Pettersson’s
case, it worked like a charm. He turned in a very impressive 3-under-par 67 at St. George’s Golf & Country Club to edge Dean Wilson by a stroke. It was his fourth win on PGA TOUR since playing his first full schedule in 2003. Pettersson was a whopping six strokes behind Wilson
after seven holes but closed the gap to four strokes after 11 holes. Then he really made his move, closing to within a stroke with a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 13th and then taking the lead by making a 25-footer from just off the green for birdie on No. 14—a 480-yard par-4—which proved to be a crucial swing hole, as Wilson hit into the thick rough to the right of the green, chipped through the putting surface and missed his par putt from 15 feet.
ONE MISTAKE COST WILSON DEARLY “That was my bad swing of the day,” said Wilson. “I had a good yardage, good mindset on what I was going to do but I just didn’t execute. I caught that ball a little thin, and it rolled through the green. And I paid the price in that rough.” Pettersson took immediate advantage of Wilson’s
mistake, making his third straight birdie on the par-5 15th (his fourth in five holes) by hitting a wedge to four feet. Wilson left his bid for birdie two feet short. Pettersson made routine pars on Nos. 16 and 17 and then made a meaningless bogey on the home hole. “I felt like I handled it well coming in,” said Pettersson. “I
know I bogeyed the last hole, but after Dean didn’t make his birdie, I could sort of ginch that putt up there. “I was just the sideshow on the front nine,” Pettersson
said. “I just love that back nine. It sets up great for me.” Wilson, 40, who got into the tournament on a sponsor’s
exemption, was pleased with his performance, which included three straight 65s to open the championship. “If you would have told me before the week that I could
be second alone, I would have been tickled,” said Wilson. “Being in the position that I was, I’m a little disappointed. But still, there are a lot of positives for the week.” ■
RBC CANADIAN OPEN PLAYER
1 CARL PETTERSSON 2 DEAN WILSON 3 LUKE DONALD T4 GREG CHALMERS T4 TIM CLARK T4 BOB ESTES
T4 CHARLEY HOFFMAN T4 MATT KUCHAR T4 MICHAEL LETZIG T4 BRYCE MOLDER T4 JEFF QUINNEY T4 CHARLIE WI
LEADERBOARD
ROUNDS & TOTAL FEDEXCUP EARNINGS 71 68 60 67 266 65 65 65 72 267 69 66 67 66 268 66 69 70 65 270 66 64 69 71 270 66 67 66 71 270 65 71 69 65 270 70 67 66 67 270 66 70 69 65 270 70 67 63 70 270 71 66 64 69 270 69 68 67 66 270
500.00 $918.000 300.00 $550,800 190.00 $346,800 90.00 $165,750 90.00 $165,750 90.00 $165,750 90.00 $165,750 90.00 $165,750 90.00 $165,750 90.00 $165,750 90.00 $165,750 90.00 $165,750
Charity Link
• In 2008, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), in partnership with Golf Canada, made a philanthropic commitment to raise $5 million for children’s wellness initiatives over the five- year term of RBC’s title sponsorship of the RBC Canadian Open.
• As part of the ongoing philanthropic strategy for the RBC Canadian Open, Golf Canada and RBC announced that the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto would be the local community charity beneficiary for the 2010 RBC Canadian Open.
“I WAS JUST
THE SIDESHOW ON THE FRONT NINE. I JUST LOVE THAT
BACK NINE. IT
SETS UP GREAT FOR ME.”
– Carl Pettersson The ninth green at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club.
The Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club dates back to 1911, when it was formed as the Shaughnessy Heights Golf Course. The first nine opened in April and the second nine the following year.
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Adam Hadwin, the 22-year-old
former University of Louisville
player making his first PGA TOUR
start, was the top Canadian finisher, closing with a 71
to tie for 37th at 5 under.
In 1913, following their loss to U.S. amateur Francis Ouimet in the U.S. Open, England’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray played a match at the course as part of their extensive—and lucrative—North American exhibition tour. Vardon’s 68 and Ray’s 69 broke the course record. For their efforts, the pair earned $400.
In 1923, President Warren G. Harding played a round of golf here. It proved to be an historic round since it was his last. He died from a case of food poisoning five days later in San Francisco, whose citizenry named Harding Park in his honor.
Most Victories: Leo Diegel (4)
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In 1956, the Canadian Pacific Railroad, which had been leasing the land to the club, decided to re- take the property and turn it into a real-estate development. Four years later, the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club opened on its present site.
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