The RBC Canadian Open returns after two years off due to COVID-19. The tournament returns to the St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Canada for the first time since 2010. In 2019 the event was won by Rory McIlroy by seven strokes over Shane Lowry and Webb Simpson.
This year McIlroy returns to defend his 2019 title and he’s one of the favorites heading into the opening round. McIlroy comes in at +1000 but Scottie Scheffler is the lone favorite coming in at +850 for Thursday’s opening round. This is the first time that Scheffler has played in the Canadian Open but he enters with four wins already this season.
With the event being a week before the U.S. Open, the Canadian Open field has turned into a strong one. It’s also having to compete with the new LIV Series and their opening event in London. That’s why you don’t see players such as Dustin Johnson who won the Canadian Open in 2018. Also participating in the LIV event are Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Kevin Na, Talor Gooch, and others.
Regardless of how things turn out with the PGA and the LIV, the Canadian Open is setting up to be a competitive event! Just to show you how deep the top of the projected leaderboard is, here’s a look at the top five favored players to win the 2022 RBC Canadian Open outright.
Scottie Scheffler +850
Justin Thomas +900
Rory McIlroy +1000
Cameron Smith +1200
Sam Burns +1400
2022 RBC Canadian Open Preview

Where: Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Course: St. George’s Golf and Country Club
Format: Stroke Play
Par: 71
Length: 7,079
When: June 9 – 12, 2022
Purse: $8.7 Million.
TV Coverage: CBS/Golf Channel
St. Georges is not a course for long bombers! This venue, which opened in 1929, was designed by Stanley Thompson. The course punishes bad approach shots with heavily protected greens. And the majority of the greens are raised so being off a few feet could send balls rolling downhill for tough wedge shots.
Fairways are tight and tree-lined with rolling terrain. Water does not come into play much at St. Georges. There are only a few small creeks on the course and there are no large ponds with tricky island greens. This is a shot-makers course, look for players at the top of the leaderboard to be the ones that trim strokes with their short game.
2022 RBC Canadian Open Predictions
Justin Thomas +900
Justin Thomas won the PGA Championship and then hit a brick wall at the Colonial. Now he comes in rested and the emotion of winning a Major is behind him. Thomas won the PGA Championship with a solid approach game that trimmed shots giving him extra putts on the final hole. That’s the same game style that will win the RBC Canadian Open this year.
Shane Lowry +1800
Shane Lowry has a 2nd place finish this season and two T3 runs. He finished the PGA Championship with a 69 in the final round. He’s only missed the cut two times this season. Lowry currently ranks at the top for scrambling and T7 in Par-3 scoring. Two things that will be important this week at St. Georges.
Harold Varner III +3300
Harold Varner III has played some amazing rounds this season only to have one bad round pop up at the worst time. He finished T3 at the Heritage, T4 in New Orleans for the Classic, and a T6 at the PLAYERS Championship. If Varner can avoid forced errors he could be one of the leaders heading into the final round on Sunday. He’s 13th on Tour for Birdie Average.
Others I Like: Rory McIlroy (+1000) is defending his 2019 RBC Canadian Open win but he’s looked inconsistent as of late. Adam Hadwin (+4000) would love to bank a win in his home country. He’s been clicking off top-25 finishes this season and moved to No. 51 on the OWGR.
2022 RBC Canadian Open Betting Lines
Scottie Scheffler +850
Justin Thomas +900
Rory McIlroy +1000
Cameron Smith +1200
Sam Burns +1400
Matt Fitzpatrick +1800
Shane Lowry +1800
Corey Conners +2200
Tony Finau +2500
Tyrrell Hatton +2500
Harold Varner III +3300
Patrick Reed +4000
Adam Hadwin +4000
Sebastian Munoz +4000
Chris Kirk +5000
Jhonattan Vegas +5000
Justin Rose +5000
Keith Mitchell +5000
Brendon Todd +6600
Sahith Theegala +6600
C T Pan +6600
Mackenzie Hughes +6600
Cameron Champ +8000
Rasmus Hojgaard +8000
Patrick Rodgers +8000
David Lipsky +8000
Nick Hardy +10000
Aaron Rai +10000
Pat Perez +10000
Stephan Jaeger +10000
Dylan Frittelli +10000
JJ Spaun +10000
Matt Wallace +10000
Adam Long +12500
Emiliano Grillo +12500
JT Poston +12500
Doug Ghim +12500
Martin Laird +12500
Nick Taylor +12500
Alex Smalley +12500
Matthias Schwab +12500
Mark Hubbard +12500
Tyler Duncan +15000
Dean Burmester +15000
Rory Sabbatini +15000
Danny Willett +15000
Austin Smotherman +15000
Adam Schenk +15000
Wyndham Clark +15000
John Huh +15000
Adam Svensson +15000
Brandon Wu +15000
Hank Lebioda +15000
Nate Lashley +15000
Carlos Ortiz +15000
Greyson Sigg +15000
Scott Piercy +20000
Kramer Hickok +20000
Justin Lower +20000
Brandt Snedeker +20000
Peter Malnati +20000
Ryan Moore +20000
Ryan Armour +20000
Ben Martin +20000
Lee Hodges +20000
Joseph Bramlett +20000
Luke Donald +20000
Charley Hoffman +20000
Harry Higgs +20000
Sean O'Hair +25000
Callum Tarren +25000
Brice Garnett +25000
Brian Stuard +25000
Vaughn Taylor +25000
Andrew Novak +25000
Rafael Cabrera Bello +25000
Danny Lee +25000
Sam Ryder +25000
Trey Mullinax +25000
Chase Seiffert +25000
Cameron Percy +25000
Vincent Whaley +25000
Robert Streb +25000
Sung Kang +25000
Sang Moon Bae +25000
Michael Gligic +30000
Hayden Buckley +30000
Bill Haas +30000
Scott Gutschewski +30000
Scott Brown +30000
Trevor Werbylo +30000
Roger Sloan +30000
Wesley Bryan +30000
Ben Kohles +30000
Henrik Norlander +30000
Dylan Wu +30000
Aaron Cockerill +30000
Jonathan Byrd +30000
Satoshi Kodaira +30000
Nick Watney +30000
Paul Barjon +30000
Brandon Hagy +30000
Austin Cook +30000
Christopher Gotterup +30000
Max McGreevy +30000
Jason Dufner +50000
Albin Choi +50000
Jared Wolfe +50000
David Lingmerth +50000
Camilo Villegas +50000
Jim Herman +50000
Curtis Thompson +50000
Kelly Kraft +50000
David Skinns +50000
YI Cao +50000
Myles Creighton +50000
Bo Hoag +50000
Seth Reeves +50000
David Hearn +50000
Brett Drewitt +50000
Joshua Creel +50000
Greg Chalmers +50000
Robert Garrigus +50000
Bo Van Pelt +50000
Mark Hensby +50000
Martin Trainer +50000
Jim Knous +50000
Dawie Van Der Walt +50000
Seung-Yul Noh +50000
Callum Davison +50000
Fabian Gomez +50000
D.A. Points +50000
Tommy Gainey +50000
Mike Weir +75000
Jared du Toit +75000
Ben Crane +75000
Richard S Johnson +75000
Joseph Deraney +75000
Wess Heffernan +75000
AJ Ewart +100000
Jonas Blixt +100000
Johnson Wagner +100000
William Buhl +100000
Brendan Leonard +100000
Stuart MacDonald +100000
Max Sekulic +100000
Ricky Barnes +100000