OAKVILLE, Ont. –  Months have passed since Jhonattan Vegas bested Charley Hoffman in a playoff to become just the sixth golfer in history to successfully defend their RBC Canadian Open title. Since that final putt dropped, Golf Canada, along with partners RBC and the PGA TOUR, have been working diligently enhancing our spectator experience and corporate hospitality offerings for next year’s championship, taking place July 23-29th, 2018 at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont.

For more than a century, the RBC Canadian Open has been one of the country’s most iconic sporting events. These new corporate hosting opportunities and fabulous viewing experiences ensure the 109th playing of the RBC Canadian Open will be an event not to be missed and that you’ll be able to host your clients in style.

The RBC Canadian Open is an opportunity to captivate guests, colleagues, or clients with a premium entertainment experience never short on drama.  With live golf, anything can happen – and it usually does – and watching the story unfold is only enhanced by tremendous food and beverage services.

There are a ton of experiences to take in before arriving at your special viewing area, including the bustling Spectator Village, where, during tournament week, the Opening Ceremony will take place with legends of the sport. And, you’re not going to want to miss the return of The Rink at the 7th green.

Arguably the most popular activation at Glen Abbey, authentic hockey boards from tee to green encircle the par-3 7th. It’s the embodiment of Canadiana, and is complete with referees and a Zamboni ® ice resurfacing machine.

Once you’ve had a chance to wow your guests with the activations at Spectator Village and banged on the boards while cheering on a great shot on No. 7, it’s time to head to your viewing oasis for the week, and the RBC Canadian Open is proud to announce an all-new lineup of corporate opportunities for 2018.

Hall of Fame Club

The Hall of Fame Club is the premium hospitality product at the RBC Canadian Open. It features 50 tickets per day during competition, all-inclusive food and beverages at your suite, the ability to customize your space, and the best view of the action on the 18th hole at Glen Abbey.

Nicklaus Skybox

Named after golf’s greatest champion, the Jack Nicklaus Skybox gives you a private viewing experience beside the 18th green and down the fairway, along with the practice facilities. You’ll receive 25 tickets per day, all-inclusive food and beverages in your suite, and you can customize your box with your company’s logo.

Champions Club

The Champions Club features great sightlines down the 18th fairway and a view of the 18th green as well. You’ll receive 15 tickets per day and have a designated table with all-inclusive food and beverage service.

Cottages

Inspired by our home and native land, the cottages on No’s 16 and 18 will be your sanctuary. The Cottages on No. 18 feature 12 tickets per day, all-inclusive food and beverage and views of the 18th green and practice area. The Cottages on No. 16 feature 10 tickets per day, all-inclusive food and beverage, and views of the 16th green plus approach shots as the best in the world take on this par five and make a move late in their rounds.

18th Green Club Seats

Located behind the iconic finishing hole at Glen Abbey, Club Seats offer an incredible view of the 18th hole from your reserved seat. Club seats include four tickets per day during competition and food and beverages included with in-seat service.

Trophy Club

Enjoy an upscale hosting opportunity for smaller groups in an air-conditioned suite, and a rooftop viewing deck. You’ll get all-inclusive food and beverage and indoor & outdoor seating with views of five (5) different holes.

1904 Club

As part of our enhancements, we are excited to rename “Golf Canada House” as the “1904 Club”. This evolution reflects the long and storied history of Canada’s National Open Golf Championship first contested in 1904. Celebrate the history of the RBC Canadian Open at an upscale area located between the 16th and 17th fairways. You pick the days that suit your entertainment needs, with reserved washrooms, amazing views, and food and beverages available.

Sign up for the Championship Pro-Am!

An experience unlike any other at the RBC Canadian Open: it’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to tee it up with PGA TOUR professionals. You and three colleagues, clients, or guests will play with two (2) PGA TOUR professionals (one per nine holes) and can enjoy an invitation for eight to the Draw Party – an evening not to be missed! Not only that, but Pro-Am participants also receive four (4) special gift packages and eight (8) 1904 Club passes per day, Monday-Sunday.

Click here to learn how you can join us for one of the PGA TOUR’s most fan-friendly events.

Jhonattan Vegas won the 2017 RBC Canadian Open, defending his 2016 title by defeating Charley Hoffman in a playoff to claim his third career PGA TOUR victory.

The Venezuelan made a birdie on the first playoff hole, the par-5 18th, to become the seventh RBC Canadian Open winner to successfully defend his title.

Douglas Edgar (1919-20), Leo Diegel (1924-25, 1928-29), Sam Snead (1940-1941), Jim Ferrier (1950-1951), and Jim Furyk (2006-07) have all accomplished the feat.

“Obviously repeating is a big thing for the confidence,” said Vegas. “Obviously I want to win more and bigger tournaments, and this is a great step forward.”

Vegas recorded his lowest round of the championship, firing a 7-under-par 65 in Sunday’s final round with just one bogey on the par-3 15th.

Coming into the week, Vegas had missed five consecutive cuts.

“Obviously after coming after five missed cuts is never positive,” said Vegas. But I’ve been playing good golf the whole year; that I just had to stay cool and hopefully things will turn around, and I’m glad they did.”

Hoffman, from Ranch Santa Fe, Calif., was the 54-hole leader at 17 under par. He carded a 4-under-par 68 in Sunday’s final round.

This is the fifth time Hoffman has failed to convert a 54-hole lead into a victory.

“Yeah, it’s always tough after you don’t close the deal after having the lead but obviously got some big tournaments coming up,” said Hoffman. “The playoffs, a major championship, and obviously got some good momentum going into those.”

Hoffman’s previous best finish at the RBC Canadian Open was a T4 at St. Georges Golf and Country Club in 2010.

Englishman Ian Poulter charged up the leaderboard Sunday, carding an 8-under-par 64 to finish third at 20 under par in his first RBC Canadian Open appearance.

After a tumultuous start to his season in which he nearly lost his PGA TOUR card, Poulter now has two top-5 finishes in 2017.

“I’ve done everything I needed to do today. I played very solid. I gave myself lots of opportunities,” said Poulter after his round. “I’ve had a nice summer in Europe with the family and kids. Life’s all good.”

Gary Woodland of Topeka, Kans., finished fourth at 19 under par – his fifth top-10 of the season and best-ever finish at the RBC Canadian Open.

Dundas, Ont., native Mackenzie Hughes won the Rivermead Trophy as the low Canadian, finishing in a tie for 32nd at 10 under par in his first RBC Canadian Open as a professional.

Hughes finished strong with a 4-under-par 68 on Sunday to climb 23 spots after struggling with a 2 over par 74 in the third round.

“The week as a whole was a lot of fun,” said Hughes. “So many people out supporting me from Dundas and all over Canada. I could feel that support all the way around. All the Canadian fans
listening, thank you for the support.”

Graham DeLaet from Weyburn, Sask., finished T48 at 8 under par, closing with a 1-under-par 71 on Sunday.

World No. 1 Dustin Johnson tried to make a charge after starting the day five shots back of Hoffman at 12 under par. He finished with a 5-under-par 67, ending tied for fifth with Tony Finau (Lehi, Utah) and Robert Garrigus (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

“The golf game is moving in the right direction,” said Johnson. “I felt like I played really good every day this week. I hit really good putts. They just weren’t going in the hole.”

Click here to view the full leaderboard for the 2017 RBC Canadian Open.

A look at the best photos from Sunday’s final round of the 2017 RBC Canadian Open. Images via: Golf Canada/ Bernard Brault.

A look at the best photos from Saturday’s third round of the 2017 RBC Canadian Open. Images via: Golf Canada/ Bernard Brault.

Jack Nicklaus talks to media on Tuesday, July 25th at the 2017 RBC Canadian Open.

A video recap of our 2017 Opening Ceremony and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame Induction.

Monday at the RBC Canadian Open was the Canada Day Pro Am. Teams of three amateurs joined one Canada’s top golfers or a Canadian Golf Hall of Fame player with morning and afternoon tee times.

Proceeds from the Pro-Am benefited the Golf Canada Foundation going to support the developmental pathway in Canada including Team Canada and the Young Pro Program. The Foundation’s mission is to provide golfers and industry partners with a charitable platform to increase participation in golf by engaging players of all ages and abilities across Canada.

The 2017 RBC Canadian Monday Pro-Am raised over $200,000 in support of junior golf programs. For more information on the Golf Canada Foundation, visit www.golfcanadafoundation.com.

A look at photos from Monday, July 24th at Glen Abbey Golf Club and the 2017 RBC Canadian Open.

Winnipeg, Man. (Golf Canada) – James Beale claimed the 2014 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship title after rolling in a long birdie putt on the third playoff hole at Elmhurst Golf and Country Club.

The New Zealand native finished 72 holes tied atop the leaderboard alongside Team Canada’s Taylor Pendrith and California’s Jonathan Garrick at 6-under par. The trio battled it out over three holes before Beale’s 22-foot birdie putt found the bottom of the cup on the par-4 18th hole. 

“Honestly I don’t know if it’s good or bad but the thought went through my mind just as I was standing over it that this is for the win,” said Beale when describing his winning putt. “As I looked at the hole I just kind of stroked it and tapped it down there and it just tracked towards the hole and I couldn’t believe it.”

The 21-year-old carded a final-round 1-under 69 and drained a clutch par-putt on his 72nd hole to earn his spot in the three-man hole-by-hole playoff for the national championship title.

“It’s surreal it’s definitely something I’ve dreamed about, I didn’t think it would happen so soon,” he continued. “I’ve been working on my game hard and 2014 is the first year where I’ve really started to feel like I get everything out of my game.”

With Beale’s victory he earns an exemption into next week’s U.S. Amateur Championship and also the 2015 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. 

“Just added benefits, it’s amazing,” he stated. “I wasn’t thinking about that stuff when I was out there but to get off and realize that I’m in the U.S. Amateur and the Canadian Open a PGA Tour event, it doesn’t get much better than that, I’ll have to reconsider turning pro next year so I can play in that one.”

Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont. carded a final round 4-under 66 to finish tied for second alongside Garrick of Atherton, Calif. Team Canada’s Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont. finished at 5-under 277 in a tie for fourth with New Mexico’s Sam Saunders.

The following are final scores from the 110th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at Elmhurst Golf and Country Club (Par 70 – 6812 yards) and Southwood Golf and Country Club (Par 72 – 7130 yards).

1. x-James Beale, New Zealand, *69-70-68-69-276 -6

2. Taylor Pendrith, Richmond Hill, ON, *69-73-68-66-276 -6

2. Jonathan Garrick, Atherton, CA, *66-68-74-68-276 -6

4. Corey Conners, Listowel, ON, *68-68-68-73-277 -5

4. Sam Saunders, Albuquerque, NM, *67-67-71-72-277 -5

6. Garrett Rank, Elmira, ON, *67-70-71-70-278 -4

6. Rico Hoey, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, *69-74-65-70-278 -4

8. Lee McCoy, New Port Richey, FL, *68-70-73-68-279 -3

8. Bret Thompson, Winnipeg, MB, *68-68-72-71-279 -3

8. Adam Svensson, Surrey, BC, *71-66-70-72-279 -3

11. Antonio Murdaca, Australia, *73-69-71-67-280 -2

11. Blair Hamilton, Burlington, ON, *68-68-74-70-280 -2

13. Raoul Menard, Ange-Gardien, QC, *73-70-71-67-281 -1

13. Adam Schenk, Vincennes, IN, *74-68-69-70-281 -1

13. Brian Bullington, Frankfort, IL, *66-71-69-75-281 -1

16. Matt Williams, Calgary, AB, *72-69-69-72-282 E

16. Sean Walsh, Keller, TX, *68-70-70-74-282 E

18. Jared duToit, Kimberley, BC, *70-75-70-68-283 +1

18. Maverick Antcliff, Australia, *72-72-70-69-283 +1

18. Eric Banks, Truro, NS, *73-70-70-70-283 +1

18. Dave Bunker, Woodbridge, ON, *74-68-70-71-283 +1

18. Derek East, Winnipeg, MB, *72-68-70-73-283 +1

18. Tyler Saunders, Sturgeon County, AB, *70-71-69-73-283 +1

24. Billy Kennerly, Alpharetta, GA, *75-69-71-69-284 +2

24. Jordan Lu, Vancouver, BC, *70-75-69-70-284 +2

24. Brett Hogan, Calgary, AB, *75-67-67-75-284 +2

27. Jim Liu, Smithtown, NY, *74-68-73-70-285 +3

27. Jooho Lee, Coquitlam, BC, *73-71-70-71-285 +3

27. Tony Gil, Vaughan, ON, *70-72-72-71-285 +3

27. Daniel Chian, Covina, CA, *68-73-71-73-285 +3

27. Todd Fanning, Winnipeg, MB, *71-72-69-73-285 +3

27. Chris Hemmerich, Kitchener, ON, *69-70-69-77-285 +3

33. Esteban Restrepo H., Colombia, *73-68-74-71-286 +4

33. Ricardo Celia, Colombia, *67-74-74-71-286 +4

35. Matthew Negri, El Cajon, CA, *71-75-68-73-287 +5

35. Osama Khan, Mississauga, ON, *69-73-74-71-287 +5

35. James Fahy, Vancouver, BC, *72-70-74-71-287 +5

35. Robert Geibel, Pembroke Pines, FL, *70-71-75-71-287 +5

39. Brian Churchill-Smith, Oakville, ON, *73-72-71-72-288 +6

39. Stuart MacDonald, Vancouver, BC, *69-71-72-76-288 +6

39. Ally Tidcombe, Wolfville, NS, *73-71-74-70-288 +6

39. Nick Palladino, Highland Heights, OH, *73-72-73-70-288 +6

43. Kevin Carrigan, Victoria, BC, *73-72-70-74-289 +7

43. Scott Mazur, Winnipeg, MB, *73-73-72-71-289 +7

45. Hugo Bernard, Mont-saint-hilaire, QC, *68-75-72-75-290 +8

45. Chad Merzbacher, Eden Prairie, MN, *72-73-71-74-290 +8

45. Dustin Yeager, Calgary, AB, *69-77-72-72-290 +8

45. Kevin Kwon, Maple Ridge, BC, *68-76-75-71-290 +8

49. Greg MacAulay, Stratford, PE, *74-71-70-76-291 +9

49. Elliott Whitley, Hamilton, ON, *74-71-69-77-291 +9

49. Michael Belle, Burnaby, BC, *72-71-73-75-291 +9

49. Jake Knapp, Costa Mesa, CA, *76-68-72-75-291 +9

49. David Stewart, Prince Albert, SK, *72-70-78-71-291 +9

54. Woody Woodward, Bridgeport, WV, *75-71-72-74-292 +10

54. Kurt Kitayama, Chico, CA, *73-70-77-72-292 +10

56. Scott Secord, Calgary, AB, *73-73-69-78-293 +11

56. Sean Yu, Beaumont, CA, *75-70-74-74-293 +11

58. Ian (Jae Hoon) Kim, Surrey, BC, *69-73-72-80-294 +12

58. Josh Wytinck, Glenboro, MB, *67-75-77-75-294 +12

58. Preston Valder, Yorba Linda, CA, *71-75-76-72-294 +12

61. Yu-Chuan Hsiang, Taiwan, *71-69-76-79-295 +13

61. Cory Selander, Prince Albert, SK, *75-70-75-75-295 +13

61. Jonathan Kim-Moss, Mississauga, ON, *74-72-76-73-295 +13

64. Eric Johnson, Winnipeg, MB, *72-74-76-74-296 +14

65. Conner Kozak, Vernon, BC, *74-70-76-77-297 +15

65. Jean-Luc Theoret, Hawkesbury, ON, *72-73-75-77-297 +15

67. Robert Ellis, St. Catharines, ON, *67-76-79-76-298 +16

68. Sean Romero, Texarkana, AR, *71-74-78-76-299 +17

68. Connor McLellan, Chilliwack, BC, *73-73-77-76-299 +17

70. Eric Seider, Victoria, BC, *72-74-78-76-300 +18

71. Patrick Grimes, Palo Alto, CA, *75-70-77-80-302 +20

72. Josh Landine, Fredericton, NB, *74-72-79-78-303 +21

DID NOT FINISH

MC. Scott Thompson, St. Walburg, SK, *75-72-0-0-147 +5

MC. Justin Shanks, Sussex Corner, NB, *73-74-0-0-147 +5

MC. Cody MacKay, Warren Grove, PE, *72-75-0-0-147 +5

MC. Étienne Papineau, St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QC, *72-75-0-0-147 +5

MC. Jordy Lutz, Winnipeg, MB, *74-73-0-0-147 +5

MC. Aaron Cockerill, Gunton, MB, *70-77-0-0-147 +5

MC. Russell Bowie, Mississauga, ON, *74-73-0-0-147 +5

MC. Kurtis Campbell, Saint Lazare, QC, *69-78-0-0-147 +5

MC. Nicholas Gagne, Richmond, BC, *72-75-0-0-147 +5

MC. Emmett Oh, Calgary, AB, *73-74-0-0-147 +5

MC. Matthew Whittaker, Lethbridge, AB, *71-76-0-0-147 +5

MC. Nicholas Ross, Dundas, ON, *71-76-0-0-147 +5

MC. Vincent Blanchette, St-jean-sur-richelieu, QC, *71-76-0-0-147 +5

MC. Sebastien Levasseur, Trois-Rivieres, QC, *75-72-0-0-147 +5

MC. Geoff Fry, Calgary, AB, *75-72-0-0-147 +5

MC. Brett McKinnon, Glace Bay, NS, *73-75-0-0-148 +6

MC. Joey Savoie, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, *71-77-0-0-148 +6

MC. Bryce Sholdice, Stony Mountain, MB, *74-74-0-0-148 +6

MC. Steven Spicer, Dartmouth, NS, *75-73-0-0-148 +6

MC. Thomas Strandemo, Fargo, ND, *74-74-0-0-148 +6

MC. Gajan Sivabalasingham, Ballantrae, ON, *74-74-0-0-148 +6

MC. Andrew Funk, Sidney, BC, *73-75-0-0-148 +6

MC. Devon Schade, Beausejour, MB, *76-72-0-0-148 +6

MC. Brandon Markiw, Edmonton, AB, *78-70-0-0-148 +6

MC. Spencer Weiss, Sammamish, WA, *73-75-0-0-148 +6

MC. Danny Guise, Greenwich, CT, *71-77-0-0-148 +6

MC. Zach Anderson, Nanaimo, BC, *79-69-0-0-148 +6

MC. Scott Benzoni, Oakville