{"id":10947,"date":"2024-05-27T06:29:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T06:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/?post_type=article&p=10947"},"modified":"2024-05-29T02:07:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T02:07:24","slug":"2024-rbc-canadian-open-at-hamilton-golf-country-club-preview","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/article\/2024-rbc-canadian-open-at-hamilton-golf-country-club-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club \u2013 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With only two weeks until the U.S. Open, the PGA Tour heads north of the border for the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ancaster, Ontario. Located 50 miles south of Toronto, Hamilton has long been regarded as one of the top courses in Canada. The Canadian Open is one of the longest-running events on Tour with this year marking the 112th edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed by famed architect Harry Colt, the club has hosted six Canadian Opens, the last being in 2019 when Rory McIlroy shot 22-under to win by seven strokes. This year’s RBC Canadian Open will try to replicate the spectacle of last year’s event at Oakdale when Nick Taylor holed a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to defeat Tommy Fleetwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon after the 2019 tournament ended, the club engaged architect Martin Ebert to renovate all three sets of nine holes on the property: the West, the South, and the East. The goal was to return the course to Colt’s original design principles with modernized Colt-inspired bunkers, a complete rebuild of all greens including surrounding areas, new tee boxes, and an updated irrigation system. Hundreds of trees have also been removed, opening up the still narrow playing corridors, enhancing the course’s visuals, and providing better airflow and angles for the sun to improve the turf quality. Said Ebert, \u201cOur objective was to add the finishing touches to a brilliant routing on challenging terrain to complete Colt\u2019s original vision for Hamilton.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The par 70 parkland design features outstanding routing and a variety of interesting holes with dramatic elevation changes that keep the layout challenging despite its lack of length. It rewards strategic placement off-the-tee along with short-game skills on these nuanced green complexes. From the third hole on the West course (front nine), which plunges into a valley punctuated by a meandering stream, to the drama of the closing hole (South course), Hamilton remains a memorable challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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A full field of 156 golfers will partake in this year’s RBC Canadian Open. It is highlighted by world No. 3 Rory McIlroy who returns to Hamilton to defend his title here from 2019. He is among seven top-30 players in attendance which also includes Sahith Theegala, Tommy Fleetwood, Cameron Young, Tom Kim, Sam Burns, and last year’s winner and native Canadian, Nick Taylor. Other notables in the field include Shane Lowry, Akshay Bhatia, and Adam Scott. Along with Taylor, several top Canadian golfers are also playing including Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes, Taylor Pendrith, Adam Hadwin, and Adam Svensson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hamilton Golf and Country Club – History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Originally located in an area known for its heavily wooded seclusion called the “Grange Farm”, Hamilton Golf and Country Club was founded in 1894. Renowned English golf architect Harry Colt was chosen in 1914 to design the two main nine-hole loops for the Championship layout called “West” (front nine) and “South” (back nine). Both loops formally opened for play in 1916. Holt is also credited with redesigns at Muirfield, Royal Liverpool, and Royal Portrush, along with taking part in the creation of Pine Valley, which is considered one of the best courses in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rees Jones completed a minor redesign of Hamilton in 1982, and the course was lengthened and renovated in the late 1990s in preparation for upcoming Canadian Opens. As is the case with most classical, “golden-age” courses, Hamilton continued to fall to the hand of “Father Time” and showed signs of aging. Following the 2019 Canadian Open, the club engaged architects Martin Ebert and Tom Mackenzie to completely renovate the property. Led by extensive tree removal and a return to the original design principles of Colt, their modifications have unlocked the beauty of the layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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