The RBC Canadian Open is going to be used by many of the world’s top players as a prep for next week’s U.S. Open. Five of the world’s top ranked players are in the field for this event in Canada. This event has not been played the past two years, so you have to go back to 2019 for the last Canadian Open. This year’s RBC Canadian Open will be held at St. George’s Golf and Country Club. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas are the top two betting choices this week. It has been a struggle for us with the matchups the last two weeks and we should have known it was going to be a tough week when Hideki Matsuyama was disqualified.

Let’s turn the corner and get ready for the U.S. Open with this week’s RBC Canadian Open matchup picks.

Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy (2019)

RBC Canadian Open Matchups

Justin Thomas -112 vs. Scottie Scheffler

Rory McIlroy -118 vs. Cameron Smith

Matthew Fitzpatrick -118 vs. Sam Burns

Shane Lowry -134 vs. Corey Conners

Tony Finau -118 vs. Tyrrell Hatton

J.J. Spaun -126 vs. Rory Sabbatini

Tyrrell Hatton -152 vs. Patrick Reed

David Lipsky -118 vs. Cameron Champ

Matthew Fitzpatrick -118 vs. Shane Lowry

Adam Long -126 vs. Doug Ghim

Aaron Rai -164 vs. Hank Lebioda

J.T. Poston -134 vs. Danny Willett

Nick Hardy -142 vs. Matt Wallace

Dylan Frittelli -130 vs. Emiliano Grillo

Patrick Rodgers -112 vs. Matthias Schwab

Harold Varner III -152 vs. Patrick Reed

Keith Mitchell -142 vs. Sahith Theegala

Chris Kirk -126 vs. Sebastian Munoz

MacKenzie Hughes -112 vs. Justin Rose

Adam Hadwin -124 vs. Jhonattan Vegas

Brendon Todd -126 vs. Pat Perez

Rasmus Hojgaard -164 vs. Matt Wallace

C.T. Pan -118 vs. Dylan Frittelli

Emiliano Grillo -112 vs. David Lipsky

Cameron Champ -142 vs. Patrick Rodgers

Harold Varner III -143 vs. Adam Hadwin

Chris Kirk -143 vs. Patrick Reed

Jhonattan Vegas -129 vs. C.T. Pan

Sahith Theegala -125 vs. Brendon Todd

David Lipsky -114 vs. Mark Hubbard

Golf Picks

Cameron Smith -112 vs. Rory McIlroy

Smith leads the PGA Tour in adjusted scoring and even with one bad round last week he still finished in a tie for 13^th. I know Rory is the “defending champion” but keep in mind he won this event in 2019 and on a different course. I think Smith is the more consistent player and the choice in this matchup.

Shane Lowry -134 vs. Corey Conners

Lowry continues to be consistent, as he ranks first on the PGA Tour in scrambling, second in proximity and he is tied for 7^th in par-3 scoring.

This course has a lot of par 3’s and Lowry should excel. I know Conners is getting a lot of hype in advance of this week’s tourney and I noted him in the odds preview, but perhaps the pressure is too much for him. I’ll take Lowry in this matchup.

Brendon Todd -105 vs. Sahith Theegala

You have to like how Todd is playing, as he finished third last time out in the Colonial. He is 12^th on the PGA Tour in scrambling and he looks like a good choice in this matchup. Theegala had his one great week, but he hasn’t been consistent and it is hard to see him doing well on this course.

I’ll take Todd in this matchup.

Adam Hadwin +113 vs. Harold Varner III

Hadwin is another of the Canadian players who is trying to win this event. He has six top 25 finishes this year and he could be the Canadian player who does the best this week. I am surprised at the price in this matchup, so I will take Hadwin at plus money in this matchup against Varner.

C.T. Pan -101 vs. Jhonattan Vegas

One of my longshots this week is Pan who excels on short courses and he is excellent on par 3’s. He figures to have a good week and we get him at a very reasonable price in this matchup against Vegas.

Check out the latest RBC Canadian Open matchup odds at SugarHouse.