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  A week before the prestigious US Open at Oakmont, the world's golf elite is gathering in Toronto, Canada for the RBC Canadian Open 2025. Rory McIlroy arrives as the main favorite with fresh memories of this year's Masters triumph, but experts are skeptical about his chances. The reason is primarily McIlroy's approach to the tournament as merely preparation for the upcoming major. The Northern Irish golfer, currently world number two, is seeking a hat-trick in the Canadian event after winning the tournament twice before. Bookmakers give him +450 odds for overall victory, making him the clear favorite in a weakened field. Many stars like Scottie Scheffler are taking a rest before the US Open, opening opportunities for less favored players. TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley after major reconstruction will offer players a technical test on a par 70 course measuring 6,766 meters. The $9.8 million purse provides decent motivation, but for McIlroy it will primarily be about findin...

  May 8, 2025   Truist Championship Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, USA The sixth Signature Event of the PGA Tour season kicks off on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Truist Championship (formerly Wells Fargo Championship) brings a star-studded field to a historic course that hosts the elite of world golf for the first time in history. This no-cut tournament features 72 of the best players and represents the final major test before the PGA Championship, the season's second major, which begins next week. While Quail Hollow prepares for the PGA Championship, the world's best golfers are heading to Philadelphia to play the Wissahickon Course at Philadelphia Cricket Club. This masterpiece by legendary designer A.W. Tillinghast from 1922, which underwent renovation in 2013, presents a classic design with modern elements. The course measures 7,119 yards (par 70), and its biggest challenge is 118 sand bunkers, the most of any course in the current PGA Tour season. Fast bentgr...