The PGA Tour headed north this week for its annual stop at the RBC Canadian Open. The purse was boosted $400,000 this year, to $9.4 million.
Nick Taylor ended a 69-year dry spell for Canadians at their national open last year, kicking off a raucous celebration. There was no Canadian repeat this year, but there was a first-time winner.
Robert MacIntyre, a 27-year-old Scotsman, picked up his first win on the PGA Tour and a check for $1,692,000.