Mexican Tour success makes Seb Szirmak’s path to RBC Canadian Open murky

Toronto ’s Sebastian Szirmak has the most wins of any Canadian pro golfer in 2024 but, ironically, his success on the Gira de Golf Professional Mexicana may prevent him from playing in the RBC Canadian Open .

The 34-year-old Szirmak joined the Gira de Golf Professional Mexicana this year because it’s one of the few tours outside the PGA Tour’s tiered system that offers official world ranking points, and travelling within one country keeps his financial overhead lower than the demanding schedule of the PGA Tour Americas. That plan started to bear fruit when he won the Wipa’s Open on March 9 and then repeated the feat at the Villa Rica Classic.

Winning the overall tour title in Mexico, however, has created a snag in his plans to participate in this year’s Canadian Open, the national men’s championship. Szirmak posted to social media when he realized the two dates were in conflict, looking for another golfer with a berth in another Canadian Open qualifier on May 16 at the Tarandowah Golfers Club in Springfield, Ont.

“Allowing players to swap qualifiers or trade spots ... goes against the spirit of the registration process and would be unfair to other players, including those on a particular wait-list,” Golf Canada’s director of rules and competitions Mary Beth McKenna said in a statement to The Canadian Press. “We have had significant interest in our qualifiers with three already full and with lengthy wait-lists.

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