The final four spots into the 2017 RBC Canadian Open field will be determined Monday as the Final Qualifier is set to tee off at Heron Point Golf Links in Ancaster, Ont.

The 57-man field is comprised of touring professionals, top amateurs and 43 regional qualifiers from the as a part of the two-stage RBC Canadian Open Qualification process.

“We’re very happy to have the Final Qualifier at Heron Point Golf Links,” said Adam Helmer, Golf Canada’s Director, Rules, Competitions and Amateur Status. “The course is in great condition and it should provide an excellent test for this impressive field of golfers vying for a spot in the RBC Canadian Open.”

The Final Qualifier features 18 holes of stroke play with the low four competitors receiving an exemption directly into the 2017 RBC Canadian Open field. If necessary, a hole-by-hole playoff will be conducted immediately following the conclusion of play.

Click here for pairings, start times and results for RBC Canadian Open Final Qualifying on Monday, July 24.

On Tuesday, July 25 at 10 a.m. ET at Glen Abbey Golf Club, golf icon Jack Nicklaus will be on hand to officially open the 2017 RBC Canadian Open during a public outdoor ceremony at Glen Abbey Golf Club.

The Opening Ceremony for the 2017 RBC Canadian Open will be immediately followed by the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, where amateur champion Judy Darling Evans and legendary golf club maker Bob Vokey will be officially inducted as the 78th and 79th honoured members. Nicklaus, who was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1995, will join 16 other legends of Canadian golf as part of the celebration.

Spectators are invited to join the celebration (FREE for all attendees) that will officially kick off the 2017 RBC Canadian Open. Both the induction and ceremony will take place on stage in the Coors Light 19th Hole Beer Garden.

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On Sunday, participants of the 2017 Future Links, driven by Acura Junior Skills Challenge National Event played in the Golf Canada Junior Open, which featured nine holes of best ball match play on the storied grounds of Glen Abbey Golf Club.

As family members rooted from the gallery, 25 juniors from across Canada got the exclusive chance to play the scenic back nine at Glen Abbey Golf Club—with the support of parents as official caddies.

For Joseph Cluney, a member at Blomidon Golf and Country Club in Corner Brook, N.L., playing the back nine with his dad Bruce on the bag was the perfect birthday present.

“It was a really nice course, the nicest course I’ve ever played. It was big privilege to get to play here and a great birthday,” said Joseph.

The back nine at Glen Abbey is a breathtaking stretch of golf holes and Bruce Cluney appreciated the chance to walk the track while carrying his son’s bag on his shoulder.

“It was an awesome experience, especially being able to play the back nine it’s just beautiful being able to go down in the valley,” said Bruce. “It was a real privilege to be able to do this with my son today and be a daddy-caddy.”

The Future Links, driven by Acura Junior Skills Challenge festivities started on Friday with participants receiving a prize pack courtesy of Cobra PUMA Golf in the Glen Abbey locker room.

The #FutureLinks driven by @AcuraCanada Junior Skills Challenge National Event participants received their @cobragolf gear today ??? pic.twitter.com/N4MADocmIm

— Golf Canada (@TheGolfCanada) July 21, 2017

On Monday, the Future Links, driven by Acura Junior Skills Challenge National Event participants will get to be involved in the Golf Canada Foundation Canada Pro-Am as well a teaching clinic conducted by Team Canada athletes and coaches.

On Wednesday, they will participate in the Walk With a Pro event, where juniors get paired with a PGA TOUR professional on the par-3 7th hole, and help with their first putt.

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Jordan Spieth is the British Open champion, just like expected. Not like anyone could have imagined.

On the verge of another meltdown in a major, so wild off the tee that he played one shot from the driving range at Royal Birkdale and lost the lead for the first time all weekend, Spieth bounced back with a collection of clutch shots, delivering a rally that ranks among the best.

A near ace. A 50-foot eagle putt . A 30-foot birdie putt.

Spieth played the final five holes in 5 under and closed with a 1-under 69 for a three-shot victory over Matt Kuchar, giving him the third leg of the career Grand Slam and a chance to be the youngest to win them all next month at the PGA Championship.

“This is a dream come true for me,” Spieth said, gazing at his name on the silver claret jug. “Absolutely a dream come true.”

Congratulations to @JordanSpieth on winning The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale! #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/NR3ahfcCGZ

— The Open (@TheOpen) July 23, 2017

For so much of Sunday, it felt like a recurring nightmare.

Just 15 months ago, Spieth lost a five-shot lead on the back nine at the Masters, coming undone with a quadruple-bogey 7 on the 12th hole. It was more of a slow bleed at Royal Birkdale, with three bogeys on the opening four holes and four putts inside 8 feet that he missed on the front nine to fall into a tie with Kuchar.

And then it all fell apart – or so it seemed.

His tee shot in the rain on the par-4 13th was so far right it sailed over the gallery, over the dunes behind them and was closer to the practice range than the fairway. When he finally found the ball, it was nestled in thick grass on a hill so steep Spieth could barely stand up.

Kuchar was 15 feet away for birdie, waiting – and waiting – on the green. Spieth appeared to be headed for a double bogey at best.

But the break of the tournament – and a moment that will rate alongside Seve Ballesteros making birdie from the car park when he won at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in 1979 – was when Spieth discovered the range was part of the course.

He took a one-shot penalty for an unplayable lie and took relief as far back as he wanted, onto the range, behind the equipment trucks. Then he received free relief from the trucks. That still left him a blind shot over the tall dunes to a fairway littered with pot bunkers.

His 3-iron stopped just short of one of them in front of the green, and he pitched over it to about 7 feet and holed the putt to escape with bogey.

Kuchar missed his birdie, but had the lead for the first time.

Spieth had momentum from his bogey, and his 6-iron landed in front of the flag and missed going in by inches. He made a 4-footer for birdie to tie for the lead, and then seized control with a 50-foot eagle putt on the 15th hole, looking at caddie Michael Greller filled with playful bravado and barking, “Go get that!”

Spieth said his caddie played a massive role in keeping his head in the game.

“I was getting down on myself, as I think anyone would,” Spieth said. “This is as much mine as it is his.”

Kuchar made birdie from the bunker on the 15th to stay one behind, but he had no answer when Spieth poured in a 30-foot birdie at the 16th. And after Kuchar rolled in a 20-foot birdie on the 17th to stay in the game, Spieth buried a 7-foot birdie on top of him to keep that two-shot lead going to the 18th.

The sequence left the crowd – the largest ever this week for a British Open in England – simply delirious.

And they weren’t alone.

“Is Jordan Spieth something else?” Jack Nicklaus tweeted.

Catch up with the highlights of an enthralling Final Round of The 146th Open. #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/ExeMn2KvTv

— The Open (@TheOpen) July 23, 2017

Zach Johnson, Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler were among those who waited by the 18th to watch Spieth capture yet another major. Johnson won at St. Andrews two years ago, when Spieth missed the playoff by one shot in his bid for the calendar Grand Slam. Spieth drank wine from the jug that year, which he was told was bad luck for anyone wanting to possess the trophy one day.

“I started to believe them a bit through nine holes today,” he said. “It feels good to have this in my hands.”

From the driving range to the claret jug, Spieth put himself in hallowed territory just four days before his 24th birthday. He joined Nicklaus as the only player to win three different majors at age 23. Gene Sarazen in 1923 was the only other player with three majors that young. The Squire was 21.

Well played @JordanSpieth, congratulations on a magnificent achievement. Make sure you take care of the Claret Jug! ? #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/IWUtQR19ba

— The Open (@TheOpen) July 23, 2017

Spieth goes to Quail Hollow in North Carolina next month with a chance to get that final leg of the Grand Slam.

Kuchar closed with a 69 and did nothing wrong. He just had no answers for Spieth’s final blitz. Kuchar had a one-shot lead leaving the 13th green. He played the next four holes with two pars and two birdies and was two shots behind.

Spieth finished at 12-under 268. He became the first player to post all four rounds in the 60s at Royal Birkdale, which was hosting its 10th Open.

Li Haotong of China shot a 63 and finished third at 6-under 274. He was on the practice range in case the leaders came back to him, and Spieth joined him there as he tried to figure out how to get out of his pickle on the 13th.

Moments later, with one massive roar after another for Spieth’s theatrics, Li got in a cart and left.

Austin Connelly (73), a dual Canadian-American citizen who was born in Irving, Texas, tied for 14th at 2 under.

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Scott Stallings birdied the final hole for an 11-under 60 and a one-stroke lead Saturday in the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship.

Stallings’ 12-foot putt on the par-4 18th caught the right edge and dropped in for the second 60 in two days in sweltering conditions at Grand National’s rain-softened Lake Course.

“I just tried to stay as cool as I could temperature-wise,” Stallings said. “It’s brutal hot out there. … I think that was a good distraction for me. I knew I was playing well, but just trying to drink as much water as I could and try to eat when I could, and when it was my turn to hit, be ready to go. It’s pretty easy to lose your train of thought. I definitely ran into that yesterday.”

Greyson Murray was second after his second straight 64.

Stallings hit all 18 greens in regulation and birdied the final three holes to tie the course record set last year by Jhonattan Vegas and matched by Chad Collins on Friday. The three-time PGA Tour winner had the lowest round of his tour career and broke the tournament 54-hole record at 19-under 194.

“The golf course looks good to my eye,” Stallings said. “I played a bunch of junior golf and college golf on Robert Trent Jones courses. You drive it in play, you’re going to have lots of opportunities to hit it close just with the bowls and the sections they have on the greens. Just tried to do whatever I felt off the tee to feel comfortable and put the ball in play and kind of go from there.”

Stallings played the first five holes in 5 under, holing a 15-foot eagle putt on the par-5 fifth. He bogeyed the par-3 sixth, birdied Nos. 8 and 9 for a front-nine 29, and added birdies on Nos. 11 and 13 before the late run.

“The lead or whatever is sort of irrelevant to me,” said Stallings, coming off a fifth-place tie last week in the John Deere Classic. “All that stuff will take care of itself. I’m just happy to be playing the way I know I can, put myself in position and the rest will kind of take care of itself. I can’t control what anyone else does. I can control my attitude and the effort that I put forward and that’s really all I can take care of.”

Murray had four birdies in a six-hole stretch on the back nine, with the two pars coming on par 5s.

“The scores are out there,” Murray said. “You saw Stallings, I think, shot 60 today. Obviously, you’ve got to be on all cylinders and hit fairways to do that. If I take care of the par 5s like I normally do, I would be in the lead. You can’t look at it like that. I played well.”

The tour rookie won last year on the Web.com Tour and topped the Web.com Tour Finals money list.

Collins followed his 60 with a 69 to drop into a tie for third with Tag Ridings (63) at 17 under.

Rory Sabbatini shot a 62 to jump from 54th to a tie for 14th at 11 under with David Hearn (70) of Brantford, Ont.

Jim Furyk, the only player to shoot two sub-60 rounds in PGA Tour history, had his second straight 68 to get to 8 under. The 47-year-old U.S. Ryder Cup captain is playing the event after failing to qualify for the British Open.

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Nelly Korda birdied the final two holes for a 5-under 66 and a two-stroke lead Saturday in the Marathon Classic.

The 18-year-old Korda, the sister of LPGA Tour winner Jessica Korda and daughter of tennis major champion Petr Korda, had a 15-under 198 total at Highland Meadows. She opened with a 68 and had a 64 on Friday, the best score in the second round.

“There’s still 18 more holes and a lot of golf left to be played, so I’m just going to stay patient and see how it goes,” Korda said. “Not really going to think about it too much. I’m not going to get ahead of myself. I’ve done that a couple times this year, and I’m just going to take it shot by shot.”

Korda closed with three straight birdies Friday, and also birdied the par-5 18th on Thursday in a round that ended with a birdie on No. 9.

“When you end on a birdie, you’re just really excited to play the next day and get it doing, so I’m definitely excited,” Korda said.

In-Kyung Kim was second after a 68.

“I’ve been very consistent with my drive and second shot,” Kim said. “It is kind of tricky to hit hybrids into the greens and all of a sudden hitting wedge into the greens. That change was difficult. But other than that, I feel really good about playing this golf course. I’ve always liked this golf course.”

Gerina Piller, the leader after each of the first two rounds, had a 70 to drop into a tie for third at 12 under with U.S. Women’s Open champion Sung Hyun Park (67), Lexi Thompson (69), Sandra Changkija (65), Aditi Ashok (68) and Peiyun Chien (69).

“I’m not hitting the ball flight I would like,” Thompson said. “I’m actually hitting a little cut out there, but it’s just getting me around. I hit it very solid the last few days, so a lot of positives to take from it.”

Piller rallied with birdies on Nos. 15 and 17.

“There’s no need to fix something that ain’t broke,” Piller said. “The putts just didn’t fall for me today, but my game feels great. Got it back to under par, which was huge, after being 1 over at the turn. Just looking forward to tomorrow, having some fun, and making some birdies.”

Lydia Ko (65), winless since her victory last year at Highland Meadows, was tied for 19th at 7 under with Hamilton’s Alena Sharp (68). Ko also won the 2014 event.

Korda is in her first year on the tour.

“There’s so many good young players out here on tour that I don’t even feel like I’m 18, truthfully,” said Korda, who will be 19 on Friday. “But it’s really cool and I’m definitely excited for tomorrow.

“I’ve learned a lot my rookie year out here. It’s definitely to stay patient and really to take it shot by shot. I’ve been in a couple positions where I’ve been on top of the leaderboard, and I just really got ahead of myself, started thinking too far ahead.”

She expected some simple long-distance advice from her sister.

“She’ll probably just be like, ‘Breathe a lot and go to sleep,”’ Korda said.

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Golf Canada is pleased to announce the six champions of Saturday’s Future Links, driven by Acura Junior Skills Challenge National Event at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont.

The National Event, running for the ninth consecutive year, crowned female and male champions from three age groups (9-11, 12-14 and 15-18). Among the 23 participants from across the country, the following six individuals emerged as champions:

• Andre Zhu, King Valley Golf Club, (Boys 9-11)
• Kelly Zhao, King Valley Golf Club (Girls 9-11)
• Felix Bouchard, Club de golf de la Vallée du Richelieu (Boys 12-14)
• Emily Zhu, King Valley Golf Club (Girls 12-14)
• Nathan Hogan, Gowan Brae Golf Club (Boys 15-18)
• Mackenzie Morrison, St. Georges Golf Club (Girls 15-18)

The winners of each age group received a champion’s package from Titleist Footjoy. In addition, Mackenzie Morrison and Nathan Hogan – winners of the 15-18 age groups – have earned exemptions into their local 2018 Future Links, driven by Acura Championship.

“I’ve been here twice before and it’s so much fun every time,” said Hogan, the boys 15-18 winner. “I’m really excited to get into my local Future Links event and I’m going to work really hard to do the best that I can.”

In Saturday’s National Event juniors competed in a four-part skills challenge which tested putting, chipping, driving and iron play.

The participants invited had the highest scores on the National Leaderboard after participating at a Skills Challenge event at their local club. Throughout the year 171 clubs hosted a Future Links, driven by Acura Junior Skills Challenge with over 3000 junior golfers participating.

“This was our biggest and best year yet for the Future Links, driven by Acura Junior Skills Challenge,” said Adam Hunter, Manager of Junior Programs at Golf Canada. “We are extremely happy with another excellent National Event and want to thank our partners for their support.”

On Friday, the National Event participants received an apparel prize pack from Cobra Puma Golf handed out in the Glen Abbey locker room and they will play the back nine of Glen Abbey on Sunday in the Golf Canada Junior Open.

Following that, participants will be provided weekly grounds passes and have an opportunity to be involved in Monday’s Golf Canada Foundation Pro-Am and secure a spot in Wednesday’s Walk with a Pro event.

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Jordan Spieth is one round away from the third leg of the career Grand Slam, and one year removed from a reminder that it won’t be easy.

On the horizon is a chance to join Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three different majors at age 23. In the past was his last time leading a major, when he let a five-shot lead get away from him on the back nine a year ago at Augusta National.

All that mattered to him was the present.

Spieth did his part on an extraordinary day of scoring in the British Open, capping off his 5-under 65 by seizing on a good break and making a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a three-shot lead over Matt Kuchar, who did his best to keep pace with a 66.

Catch up with all of the action from a record breaking day at Royal Birkdale. #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/rD5g73y1g7

— The Open (@TheOpen) July 22, 2017

Spieth had one of seven rounds at 65 or lower at Royal Birkdale, which was never more vulnerable with a light breeze and a clear sky until the final hour. He was warming up on the range when Branden Grace shot 62, the lowest 18-hole score over 157 years of major championships. Spieth then delivered his second bogey-free round of the week in which he never came seriously close to a bogey.

“Pretty stress-free,” Spieth said. “On a Saturday with a lead in a major, that’s as good as I can ask for.”

He was at 11-under 199, breaking by six shots the 54-hole record at Royal Birkdale that Tom Watson set in 1983. Not only did that last birdie give him a three-shot lead, no one else was closer than six shots.

This will be Spieth’s third time taking the lead into the final round of a major. He led by four at the Masters two years ago and won by that margin. More recent was a one-shot lead at Augusta to start the final round, a five-shot lead at the turn and a quadruple-bogey on the 12th hole that cost him another green jacket.

Spieth was embracing both memories.

“I think I’m in a position where it can be very advantageous, just everything I’ve gone through – the good, the bad and everything in the middle,” he said. “I understand that leads can be squandered quickly. And I also understand how you can keep on rolling on one.”

Vote for your @DoosanEquipment Shot of the Day for Round 3 at https://t.co/6mH0pNJX5D #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/mXfUP4ZSBJ

— The Open (@TheOpen) July 22, 2017

He described the Masters last year as a humbling experience that he thought would serve him well down the road.

“If I don’t win tomorrow, it has nothing to do with that,” he said. “And if I win tomorrow, it has nothing to do with that, either.”

Kuchar never quite caught up to Spieth. He twice made birdies that momentarily tied him for the lead, only for Spieth to pour in birdie putts on top of him to stay in front. Kuchar’s one slip was a drive into the pot bunker on No. 16 when the rain finally arrived, and a three-putt that led to double bogey.

He will be playing in the final group of the fourth round at a major for the first time, and the 39-year-old Kuchar sounded up for the occasion.

“It’s not that I ever felt like I was playing Jordan today,” Kuchar said. “We certainly had a great round of golf. I never felt like I was out there trying to beat Jordan. It’s trying to go up against Royal Birkdale and put on the best show you can against the golf course.”

No one put on a show quite like Grace, the 29-year-old South African who had a chance to win the U.S. Open two years ago. He went out in 29, then added two long birdie putts on the 14th and 16th holes, and a two-putt birdie on the 17th to reach 8 under. From 60 feet behind the 18th green, he lagged it to 2 feet and tapped in for a 62.

The scorecard of @BrandenGrace's historic 62 from Round 3 of #TheOpen. pic.twitter.com/FdI0bBjnDp

— The Open (@TheOpen) July 22, 2017

“Look at that number! That is sweet,” Johnny Miller, now a golf analyst, said as NBC flashed a 62 on the screen. Miller was the first to shoot 63 in a major at the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont. It took 44 years for someone to top it.

Spieth and Kuchar lit it up, too. They combined for 12 birdies, such impressive golf that Kuchar said a couple of times they forgot who had honours on the tee box. Along the way, they created a little separation from the rest of the field.

Austin Connelly, a dual Canadian-American citizen who grew up in Dallas and shares a swing coach with Spieth, extended his remarkable run with birdies on his last two holes for a 66. The 20-year-old who plays under the Canadian flag was six shots behind at 5-under 205, tied with U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka, who had a 68.

A phenomenal performance so far from 20 year old @Austinconnelly9 who goes into Round 4 joint third at -5. pic.twitter.com/xT0yAKX4kU

— The Open (@TheOpen) July 22, 2017

Grace wound up seven shots behind even after his 62.

Missing from the mix was Rory McIlroy, who looked to be a big threat when he began with three birdies in five holes, driving the green on the shortened par-4 fifth hole. He lost it around the turn, making back-to-back bogeys, and then a double bogey at No. 10 when he blasted out of one pot bunker left of the fairway and it spun toward another, resting in the thick collar.

McIlroy had a 69, rarely a bad score in the third round of a major. This one left him nine shots behind.

“If you keep it in play, it’s almost hard to make a bogey out there, you know?” McIlroy said. “I’ve always been good when I get off to fast starts, being able to keep it going, and I didn’t today. And I needed to – that’s the disappointing thing.”

Ian Poulter felt even worse. Still lurking, he ran off three straight bogeys early on the back nine and shot 71 to fall nine back.

What a day of golf at @RoyalBirkdale_. See you tomorrow for the grandstand finish. #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/ozKgeJTOKN

— The Open (@TheOpen) July 22, 2017

The tone for Sunday was set over the final three holes, when Kuchar made his double bogey. Kuchar got one back with a birdie from the pot bunker short of the green at the par-5 17th. And then Spieth stole a birdie at the end when his approach narrowly missed the bunker right of the green and had enough spin to stay on the putting surface for his final birdie. Kuchar missed his birdie attempt from 12 feet.

“I played well today,” Kuchar said. “Certainly, I’m not out of it. I’m playing some good golf. I’m very excited for tomorrow.”

Both took time to stop and soak in the best walk in golf, a full grandstand surrounding both sides of the 18th. Kuchar stopped and said to Spieth, “This is pretty cool to be here, walking up the last hole of a British Open.”

They get to do it again Sunday, with a lot more at stake than warm applause.

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Winter Springs, Florida’s Hank Lebioda reached 13-under par on Saturday at Les Quatre Domaines Golf Club during the third round of the Mackenzie Investments Open presented by Jaguar Laval before play was suspended due to darkness.

The 23-year old shot a second-straight 6-under 64 earlier in the day during Round Two, then was 1-under for the first five holes of his third round to sit two strokes ahead of Kimberley, B.C.’s Jared du Toit at 13-under when play was suspended for the day at 8:25 p.m.

“I took care of business and handled each shot as best as I could. I tried to hit as many fairways and as many greens and give myself as many looks as possible,” said Lebioda, who said he was just trying to enjoy the ride. “It’s never simple. It’s just some days it’s easier than others. Everyone says you’ve got to focus on the task at hand, but the easiest way I found was just to enjoy it and soak it all in and see the positives in it.”

Lebioda, who sits sixth on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Order of Merit thanks to two runner-up finishes, says he’s hoping to continue his standout play this year despite missing the cut in his first two Mackenzie Tour starts of the season.

“I’ve had a good year so far on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, and I don’t feel like I’m doing anything different. I just found a recipe that works for me, and I’m enjoying the process right now,” said Lebioda.

Du Toit, who made a move late on Saturday evening going 7-under for his 13 holes of Round 3 before play was called, carded seven birdies and was without a bogey for the round.

“Oh, big time,” responded du Toit when asked if it felt like a bonus to get extra play in on Saturday night. “It feels like a head start a little bit. It’s almost too bad that there’s no more light, because I would have loved to stay in the rhythm and tried to keep it going, but all-in-all I’m very happy with how the day went.”

Du Toit is coming off a standout amateur career that concluded in June with his senior season at Arizona State University, where he was named a 2017 NCAA 2^nd team All-American.

The Kimberley, B.C. native is a member of Golf Canada’s National Team and captured the attention of a nation last year when he played his way into the final group on Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open before finishing T9.

Du Toit turned professional at the Bayview Place Cardtronics Open presented by Times Colonist and earned status on the Mackenzie Tour by placing inside the top-60 on the Order of Merit through the first re-shuffle after last week’s Players Cup.

One shot behind du Toit was Victoria, B.C. resident Robbie Greenwell at 10-under.

After turning pro in 2016 and playing on the Mackenzie Tour, where he finished 33^rd on the Order of Merit thanks to two top-10 finishes, Lebioda has been playing the best golf of his professional career on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica this season.

The Florida State alum currently ranks sixth on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Order of Merit thanks to four top-10 finishes, including two runner-ups.

“Every time I come out here to play, it’s an opportunity. I’m doing my best to enjoy it. even though I haven’t won on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, I’ve given myself opportunities and been in position, and you’ve got to learn from it,” said Lebioda.

At Florida State, Lebioda was a 2015 and 2016 NCAA All-American and became the program’s all-time leader in par-or-better rounds.

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Oakville, ON – For the second year, the RBC Canadian Open 5K Golf Run officially kicked off RBC Canadian Open tournament week at Glen Abbey Golf Club, running the tournament ready holes at the championship course, just days before the golf professionals. A total of 522 participants took part, surpassing 2016’s total of 361.

“It is very special to be able to put on an event that combines the love for running, walking and golf, and to be able to do it as part of the RBC Canadian Open is remarkable,” said Elliott Kerr, President of Landmark Sport Group Inc., the organizers of the RBC Canadian Open 5K Golf Run.

Runners, walkers and golf enthusiasts gathered near the first tee of the championship course to mark the beginning of their journey through the PGA TOUR ready course, finishing alongside the iconic 18^th green.

“The RBC Canadian Open 5K Golf Run once again proved to be a huge hit with runners and golf fans,” said Brent McLaughlin, RBC Canadian Open Tournament Director. “It is a great way to kick off Canada’s National Men’s Open Championship.”

Participants were treated to experiencing Glen Abbey set up for the RBC Canadian Open, before the pros arrive to compete in the tournament, beginning Monday, July 24^th. The fun continued post-race at the Coors Light Beer Garden, where participants and spectators were invited to enjoy beverages and watch the third round of the British Open live on large television screens. The RBC Canadian Open Trophy was also available for photos.

“We are extremely pleased with the turnout for the second year of this event,” said Brody Coles, Race Director. “People are attracted to the uniqueness of the event, as it isn’t your typical race. The atmosphere of being at Glen Abbey just prior to a PGA TOUR Tournament begins is truly exciting.”

On a competitive note, Connor Hammond, Oakville and Rebecca Kowalenko, Toronto finished first overall in the male and female categories, with respective times of 17:40 and 20:06. All participants received a finisher’s medal upon crossing the finish line, with additional prizes handed to top finishers in each age and gender category. Each participant also received a complimentary “any single day” ticket to the RBC Canadian Open, earning the chance to watch their favourite golfers compete on the same course they completed their run through. Glen Cairn Golf Club won the Golf Club Championship by having the most club members registered for the event, and each registered member received an upgraded pass to Golf Canada House Powered by Boston Pizza.

For more information, visit www.golfrun.ca.