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The PGA Tour is heading north from Texas to Canada for the 2024 RBC Canadian Open this week, which is being hosted by Hamilton Golf and Country Club. The 1st round begins on Thursday morning from Hamilton, Ontario.
Below, we look at BetMGM Sportsbook’s 2024 RBC Canadian Open odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
Rory McIlroy leads the field in Ontario as the favorite with +375 odds. Tommy Fleetwood (+1800), Sahith Theegala (+2000) and Alex Noren (+2500) are also in the field, as is defending champion Nick Taylor (+6000), who beat Fleetwood with a long birdie putt in a playoff last year.
After Oakdale Golf and Country Club hosted last year’s tournament, the event heads to Hamilton, which is a short, par-70 course that only stretches 7,084 yards. This is the 7th time the Canadian Open is being held at Hamilton, which last hosted the event in 2019 when McIlroy blew away the field by a whopping 7 shots.
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RBC Canadian Open – Expert picks
Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 10:57 a.m. ET.
Rory McIlroy (+375)
McIlroy has won this event twice in 3 starts and finished 9th in his other appearance, so he’s performed extremely well in Canada in the past. He won in 2019 at this course and in 2022 at St. George’s, so it doesn’t matter much the course when it comes to playing the RBC Canadian Open. He’s also notched 2 wins in his last 3 PGA Tour starts and finished 12th at the PGA Championship.
Shane Lowry (+2500)
Lowry finished 2nd to McIlroy here in 2019, albeit 7 shots back of Rory, and he also came in 43rd last year. In 2018, he came in 12th and he also finished 10th in 2022, giving him a very good track record in Canada no matter the venue.
Alex Noren (+2500)
Noren has been as steady as just about anyone in the world over the last several months, finishing no worse than 24th since the beginning of March. His game is firing on all cylinders right now and though his course history is limited (T-63 in 2019), he can contend just about anywhere. It’s just a matter of when he’ll break through and win a tournament.
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RBC Canadian Open picks – Contenders
Adam Hadwin (+5000)
Hadwin is Canadian so he’s used to playing courses north of the border. He already has 4 top-10s this season and has played the RBC Canadian Open 12 times, finishing in the top 10 three times – including 2019 when he finished alone in 6th at this same course.
RBC Canadian Open picks – Long shots
Ryan Fox (+8000)
Fox has a pair of top 10s in his last 5 starts and just finished 32nd at the Charles Schwab Challenge last week. This course doesn’t favor bombers or short hitters necessarily, but Fox is plenty long by ranking 26th on tour in driving distance.
Matt Kuchar (+10000)
Kuchar finished 17th last week in Fort Worth and tied for 4th here in 2019 when McIlroy ran away from the entire field. Kuchar is a long shot for a reason with 9 missed cuts already this season, but this is clearly a venue he’s had success at before (6 top-10 finishes in 14 starts).
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