RBC Canadian Open

Odds to Win Tournament

Golfer	Odds
Dustin Johnson	23-to-2
Jim Furyk	23-to-2
Matt Kuchar	12-to-1
Graeme McDowell	15-to-1
Charl Schwartzel	17-to-1
Brandt Snedeker	20-to-1
Graham DeLaet	20-to-1
Luke Donald	23-to-1
Hunter Mahan	25-to-1
Charley Hoffman	30-to-1
David Hearn	40-to-1
Bo Van Pelt	50-to-1
Tim Clark	50-to-1
Aaron Baddeley	50-to-1
K.J. Choi	55-to-1
Jerry Kelly	60-to-1
Nick Watney	60-to-1
Kevin Chappell	60-to-1
Russell Knox	60-to-1
William McGirt	60-to-1
Carl Pettersson	60-to-1
Seung-Yul Noh	65-to-1
Robert Garrigus	65-to-1
Erik Compton	70-to-1
Ben Crane	75-to-1
Camilo Villegas	75-to-1
Scott Brown	80-to-1
Jason Bohn	90-to-1
6 Golfers	95-to-1
2 Golfers	100-to-1
6 Golfers	110-to-1
5 Golfers	120-to-1
6 Golfers	130-to-1
Robert Streb	140-to-1
6 Golfers	160-to-1
4 Golfers	170-to-1
8 Golfers	180-to-1
Jonathan Byrd	190-to-1
3 Golfers	200-to-1
7 Golfers	210-to-1
3 Golfers	220-to-1
3 Golfers	240-to-1
26 Golfers	250-to-1

The PGA Tour heads north of the border this week for the RBC Canadian Open. This tournament was once widely regarded as one of the most prestigious events of the year but has lost favor in recent years and is now sandwiched between three big events (British Open, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, PGA Championship). As a result, just two top-10 players (Matt Kuchar and JimFuryk) and four others from the top-25 (Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Charl Schwartzel, Luke Donald) in the World Golf rankings will be amongst the field this weekend. Surprisingly, that places just three Americans out of the 13 from the top-25 in this tourney. Brandt Snedeker will attempt to defend his title this week as last season he had an easy three-stroke victory where 10 of the top 11 players were from the United States. Since 1995, American-born players have won 16-of-19 times at this event, so let’s take a look at some golfers who could keep the U.S. dominance going, and a few who will try to earn a victory from other parts of the world.

Golfers to Watch

Graeme McDowell (15/1): McDowell has played in just 14 tournaments this year (12 on PGA Tour, 2 on European Tour) and has done very well, winning once on the European Tour and putting together nine top-10 finishes between the two. He placed 9th this past week at The British Open and has been playing great golf lately due to his tremendous putting (1.006 strokes gained, best on tour). McDowell's momentum this year should put him in the running to take home the trophy this weekend.

Dustin Johnson (23/2): Johnson has been having a great year, as he ranks third in the FedEx Cup standings with top-12 finishes at the last two majors -- fourth at the U.S. Open and 12th at the British Open Championship. These were big performances, as he did not do well in the middle part of the season. Johnson has a huge drive (311.3 yards per, 2nd on tour) and uses those big shots to hit plenty of greens in regulation (68.5%, 18th on tour), which should both help him improve on his runner-up performance here in 2013.

William McGirt (60/1): McGirt, just like Johnson, tied for second-place here last year with a score of 13-under and also was the runner-up in 2012, as he lost by just one stroke. He has one of the better putting strokes (.380 strokes gained putting, 21st on tour) and has been able to parlay that into five top-25 finishes this year. This tournament has eluded him now for a few years and would be the fitting venue for him to earn his first career PGA Tour event.

David Hearn (40/1): The Canadian-born player has made eight cuts in his past nine events and has posted three top-30 performances in that time; including placing sixth at The PLAYERS Championship back in May. He ranks in the top-30 in both driving accuracy (66.3%) and strokes gained putting (.350), and should certainly be pumped to play in front of his native Canadians.