2025 RBC Canadian Open: Preview, Best Bets, Prop Picks

The PGA Tour moves north of the border for this week’s RBC Canadian Open, which will be played at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley for the first time in the event’s history.
The field features world No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who will be seeking his third title at the tournament. Our golf experts preview the event and provide their favorite prop picks along with best bets to win this week.
RBC CANADIAN OPEN
Location: Caledon, Ontario, Canada, June 5-8
Course: TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, North Course (Par 70, 7,389 Yards)
Purse: $9.8M (Winner: $1.764M)
Defending Champion: Robert MacIntyre
FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @RBCCanadianOpen
PROP PICKS
–Johnny Keefer to Beat Max Homa (-120 at DraftKings): Homa has one final chance to snag a U.S. Open spot, but likely needs to win this week. It has been a busy week for Homa, who carried his bag for 36 holes only to come up short during a Monday qualifier. Meanwhile, Keefer is quietly ranked a career-high 80th in the world after posting a win and a runner-up among his past four starts on the Korn Ferry Tour.
–Ryo Hisatsune Top-30 Finish (+175 at BetRivers): The young Japanese star served noticed of his emerging presence by being in contention at the PGA Championship before settling for a T37. But he followed that up with a T6 at the Charles Schwab Challenge — Histatsune’s fourth top-20 finish in his past eight starts.
2025 Prop Pick Record: 19-20-1
BEST BETS
–Rory McIlroy (+450 at DraftKings) is already a three-time winner in 2025 who enters well rested, having not played since the PGA Championship. The Northern Irishman leads the field with 18 percent of the money backing McIlroy to win this week.
–Ludvig Aberg (+1400) has been highly inconsistent this year but can be a factor any week, as evidenced by his win at The Genesis and seventh at the Masters. Sweden’s Aberg is fourth in the field with 8 percent of the money backing him.
–Corey Conners (+2000) is the highest-ranked Canadian at No. 21 but has yet to finish better than sixth in his national event. Conners has been backed by 6 percent of the money, with Taylor Pendrith at 12 percent the only Canadian drawing more action.
–Shane Lowry (+2200) has knocked on the door several times this year, including last week at the Memorial when the Irishman had to settle for T23 after a 77 on Sunday.
–Robert MacIntyre (+2800) will be defending his maiden PGA Tour title at a different location, but the Scotsman did finish T20 last week after a T6 at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
–Nick Taylor (+4500) held a share of the 36-hole lead last week and won earlier this year in Honolulu. In 2023, he became the first Canadian to win this event since Pat Fletcher in 1954.
–Erik Van Rooyen (+8000) may be road weary, but he’s also coming off a six-shot win at his U.S. Open qualifier on Monday.
NOTES
–Established in 1904, this is the second-oldest non-major on the PGA Tour behind the BMW Championship (1899).
–TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley will host the tournament for the first time and is the 38th course overall to host the RBC Canadian Open.
–Rory McIlroy seeks to join Tommy Armour, Sam Snead and Lee Trevino as the only three-time winners of the event.
–Luke Clanton will make his professional debut after recently completing his junior season at Florida State. He follows Gordon Sargent as the second player to earn his PGA Tour card through the University Accelerated program. Sargent is also making his professional debut after finishing his season at Vanderbilt.
–David Ford makes his debut as a PGA Tour member after finishing No. 1 in the 2025 University Ranking.
–There are 24 Canadians in the field, and 26 players who competed in last week’s Memorial Tournament.
–The top five players in the Aon Swing 5 after this event will earn spots in the next signature event at the Travelers Championship. The list currently includes Matti Schmid, Ryan Fox, Bud Cauley (not in this week’s field), Harry Higgs and Mackenzie Hughes.