Canadian Open Golf Tournament Odds – RBC Canadian Open

First of all, a golf tournament with a purse of $5.1 million dollars should be able to draw a way better field then it’s going to draw this week at Glenn Abbey. Granted, the British Open or “The Open Championship” was played last week, but this should not be an excuse to get a better field, as some of the big names have committed to the tournament. Kudos to all the Golfers in the top 25 rankings who will make the trek to Canada and we hope you have a wonderful stay in this great country.

No Tiger Woods again for the RBC Canadian Open this year; I believe the last time he played in Canada was the year 2000, so he’s about due to pay the Canadians another visit. However, the way Tiger Woods has been playing of late, heck, the Canadian Open would have been more than happy to have the “humble” Tom Watson come to the Canadian Open this weekend at Glenn Abbey Golf and Country Club. Perception is everything in sports and Tiger Woods is on the verge of losing many fans because of the way he’s coming through on Television. Tiger Woods is a professional golfer and to start hammering his driver and irons into the ground after a bad shot is going to start taking a negative effect on his image and he’s pretty close at coming across as a sore loser. Let’s face it, Tiger hasn’t won or even come close to winning a Major since the US Open last year and the way he’s been snickering with the crowds and how the microphones are picking up swear words at a low whisper, is not making us want to cheer for him. Something to work on Tiger!

Nevertheless, the guy is a fantastic golfer and it would be nice to see him look like he’s not fighting the crowds and come across like he's having fun again.

2009 Canadian Open Payout Odds

The RBC Canadian Open is played in Toronto at the Glenn Abbey Golf Course and it’s a par 71 golf course with 7,320 yards.

Canadian Open Facts

• Location Oakville, Ontario, Canada
• Established 1904
• Course: Glen Abbey Golf Course
• Par 71
• Yardage 7,320
• Purse $5,000,000
• Month played July

Tournament record score

• Aggregate 263 Johnny Palmer (1952)
• To-par -22 Tiger Woods (2000)
• 2008 champion: Chez Reavie

Past 15 Canadian Open Winners and Location

Here’s a past list of winners of the RBC Canadian Open Golf tournament dating back to 1995.

• 2009 TBA - Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
• 2008 Chez Reavie - Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
• 2007 Jim Furyk - Angus Glen (north) Markham, Ontario
• 2006 Jim Furyk - Hamilton Golf and Country Club Ancaster, Ontario
• 2005 Mark Calcavecchia - Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club Vancouver, British Columbia
• 2004 Vijay Singh - Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
• 2003 Bob Tway - Hamilton Golf and Country Club Ancaster, Ontario
• 2002 John Rollins - Angus Glen (south) Markham, Ontario
• 2001 Scott Verplank - Royal Montreal Golf Club Ile Bizard, Quebec
• 2000 Tiger Woods - Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
• 1999 Hal Sutton - Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
• 1998 Billy Andrade - Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
• 1997 Steve Jones - Royal Montreal Golf Club Ile Bizard, Quebec
• 1996 Dudley Hart - Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario
• 1995 Mark O'Meara -Glen Abbey Golf Course Oakville, Ontario

2009 Canadian Open Odds

The Canadian Open favorite to win the tournament is South African Golfer Retief Goosen. In fact, Goosen played at the British Open last weekend and was in the mix of thing until a double bogey on the 15th hole took him right out of contention, but still finished tied for 5th place.

Camilo Villegas is +1600 to win the Canadian Open this weekend, meaning if you wagered $100 on Villegas to win, he would net you $1600 should he hoist the trophy on Sunday.

Canadian golfers Mike Weir (+1600) and Stephen Ames (+3000) are the top listed Canadians who have the best shot at winning the Canadian Open.

• Aaron Baddeley +3000
• Alex Cejka +12500
• Anthony Kim +2000
• Bo Van Pelt +5000
• Brandt Snedeker +4000
• Brian Davis +10000
• Bryce Molder +5000
• Bubba Watson +5000
• Camilo Villegas +2000
• Carl Pettersson +12500
• Charlie Wi +8000
• Chez Reavie +10000
• Chris DiMarco +10000
• Chris Riley +6000
• Daniel Chopra +5000
• Fred Couples +6000
• Greg Chalmers +10000
• JB Holmes +5000
• Jason Day +5000
• Jeff Overton +5000
• Jerry Kelly +4000
• John Daly +15000
• John Mallinger +4000
• John Merrick +8000
• John Senden +5000
• Jonathan Byrd +4000
• Kevin Na +4000
• Kevin Streelman +6000
• Kevin Sutherland +6000
• Luke Donald +2500
• Mark Calcavecchia +10000
• Mark Wilson +5000
• Mathew Goggin +4000
• Matt Bettencourt +6000
• Michael Letzig +8000
• Mike Weir +1500
• Nick OHern +6000
• Pat Perez +6000
• Retief Goosen +1500
• Robert Garrigus +8000
• Ryuji Imada +8000
• Scott Verplank +3000
• Sean OHair +2000
• Spencer Levin +6000
• Stephen Ames +3000
• Steve Flesch +8000
• Steve Marino +3000
• Stuart Appleby +6000
• Trevor Immelman +10000
• zx Field (Any Other Golfers) +150

Odds courtesy of

Sportsbook.com

Ron Raymond’s 2009 Canadian Open Golf Prediction

Out of the 3 golfers I gave to win the 2009 British Open last weekend, Retief Goosen was the one who gave us value and nearly snuck his way to the top, but the bogey on 15th really cost him and us a pay day. However, it was a good pick and when you’re betting on golf, you just want to make sure you pick a golfer who will be around on Sunday and give you a shot.

Now, I’ve come with up with my Canadian Open Golf predictions for this week and I’m going to pull one out of left field and take John Daly +15000 to win the 2009 Canadian Open. JD seems to be back on track when it comes to getting his life together; he’s a great person who is constantly fighting his demons and wants to find happiness in his life again. Plus, when John is in a zone, he’s very tough to beat. More importantly, he seems to be at peace with his life and hopefully he has peace of mind. Plus, the Canadian public absolutely loves John Daly and he loves coming to Canada. JD will have a huge following this week and if he can stay the course and play the way he played during the British Open, he could have a shot on Sunday.

Ron’s Gold – Silver and Bronze Selections

• Gold Pick: John Daly +15000
• Silver Pick: Sean O’Hair +2000
• Bronze Pick: Retief Goosen +1500

The 2009 RBC Canadian Open Field

Here’s a list of names of the PGA Golfers who will partake in the 2009 Canadian Open at Glenn Abby Golf and Country club.

• Brad Adamonis
• Tyler Aldridge
• Steven Allan
• *Stephen Ames
• Billy Andrade
• Stuart Appleby
• Arjun Atwal
• Eric Axley
• Aaron Baddeley
• Briny Baird
• *Chris Baryla
• Brian Bateman
• David Berganio, Jr.
• Matt Bettencourt
• Kris Blanks
• Matthew Borchert
• Michael Bradley
• *Cam Burke (a)
• Jonathan Byrd
• Mark Calcavecchia
• Alex Cejka
• Greg Chalmers
• Daniel Chopra
• Wil Collins
• Fred Couples
• John Daly
• Brian Davis
• Glen Day
• Jason Day
• Brendon de Jonge
• *Bryan DeCorso
• *Graham DeLaet
• Chris DiMarco
• Luke Donald
• Jason Dufner
• Ken Duke
• Joe Durant
• Steve Elkington
• Bob Estes
• Derek Fathauer
• Brad Faxon
• Steve Flesch
• Harrison Frazar
• Robert Garrigus
• *Kyle German
• Mathew Goggin
• Retief Goosen
• Jason Gore
• Nathan Green
• Mathias Gronberg
• Scott Gutschewski
• Bill Haas
• Todd Hamilton
• Bob Heintz
• Tim Herron
• *Matt Hill (a)
• J.B. Holmes
• Ryuji Imada
• Trevor Immelman
• Kent Jones
• Matt Jones
• Jonathan Kaye
• Jerry Kelly
• Troy Kelly
• Anthony Kim
• Jeff Klauk
• Colt Knost
• Cliff Kresge
• Martin Laird
• *Ian Leggatt
• Michael Letzig
• Spencer Levin
• Peter Lonard
• Jamie Lovemark
• Steve Lowery
• Jarrod Lyle
• Jeff Maggert
• John Mallinger
• Steve Marino
• David Mathis
• Troy Matteson
• Billy Mayfair
• Scott McCarron
• Parker McLachlin
• Rocco Mediate
• John Merrick
• Shaun Micheel
• Bryce Molder
• Kevin Na
• Sean O'Hair
• Nick O'Hern
• Joe Ogilvie
• James Oh
• Leif Olson
• Jeff Overton
• Greg Owen
• Ryan Palmer
• Corey Pavin
• Pat Perez
• Tom Pernice, Jr.
• Tim Petrovic
• Carl Pettersson
• Scott Piercy
• D.A. Points
• Aron Price
• Rick Price
• Jeff Quinney
• Chez Reavie
• Chris Riley
• *Dustin Risdon
• John Senden
• Patrick Sheehan
• Webb Simpson
• Brandt Snedeker
• Kevin Stadler
• Scott Sterling
• Darron Stiles
• Kevin Streelman
• Chris Stroud
• Kevin Sutherland
• *Nick Taylor (a)
• Vaughn Taylor
• Roland Thatcher
• Nicholas Thompson
• Brendon Todd
• Peter Tomasulo
• Bob Tway
• Bo Van Pelt
• Scott Verplank
• Camilo Villegas
• Brian Vranesh
• Johnson Wagner
• Jimmy Walker
• Charles Warren
• Bubba Watson
• Matt Weibring
• *Mike Weir
• Charlie Wi
• Jay Williamson
• Dean Wilson
• Mark Wilson
• Casey Wittenberg
• Gary Woodland
• Y.E. Yang