Canada's Taylor hopes to repeat at RBC Canadian Open but McIlroy could challenge

May 29, 2024 at 02:50 PM ETLiterally, as the defending champion could be seen whizzing around Hamilton Golf and Country Country on a cart Wednesday, taking phone calls as he travelled around the course for media and sponsor appearances.

"It's so neat to have the idea , but to come to fruition is very cool. It's been really fun to see that, to see the big mural of Dave and I and our celebration, a lot of the stuff is kind of 'pinch me' stuff." Taylor's title defence will begin Thursday morning when he tees off in a group with Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont. McIlroy won consecutive Canadian Opens in 2019 and 2022 — the event was cancelled for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic — and Pendrith won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on May 4, making the trio a premium group at the tournament.

A modern-era record of 28 Canadians will be in the 156-player field at the only PGA Tour event north of the border. Taylor is the highest ranked on both the PGA Tour and world rankings, but Pendrith is just one spot below him in the FedEx Cup rankings.

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