Nick Taylor has broken a 69 year winless streak of a Canadian winning the Canadian Open and he did it in dramatic fashion.
He outlasted Tommy Fleetwood in a 4 hole playoff by sinking a 72 foot eagle putt on the 18th hole. It was the 3rd time they played the hole in the playoff.
Taylor is the first Canadian winner since Pat Fletcher won the Canadian Open in 1954.
With his win, Taylor takes home a stellar payday of $1.62 million. Fleetwood for finishing as the runner-up takes home a $981,000 payday.
The Canadian Open drew big numbers for CBS on Sunday as 3.304 million viewers tuned in for Nick Taylor’s walk-off win, the highest total for the final round of the event in 23 years (Tiger in 2000). It peaked with 6.767 million viewers.
Want to see when Nick Taylor plays next on the PGA? The US Open is the next tournament. View the PGA Tour TV Schedule for times and TV stations.
RBC Canadian Open 2023 Final Leaderboard
| POS | PLAYER | SCORE | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOT | EARNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Taylor | -17 | 75 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 271 | $1,620,000 |
| 2 | Tommy Fleetwood | -17 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 67 | 271 | $981,000 |
| T3 | Aaron Rai | -16 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 272 | $477,000 |
| T3 | Tyrrell Hatton | -16 | 72 | 64 | 72 | 64 | 272 | $477,000 |
| T3 | C.T. Pan | -16 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 272 | $477,000 |
| T6 | Eric Cole | -14 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 274 | $315,000 |
| T6 | Mark Hubbard | -14 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 70 | 274 | $315,000 |
| 8 | Justin Rose | -13 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 71 | 275 | $281,250 |
| T9 | Andrew Novak | -12 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 276 | $245,250 |
| T9 | Rory McIlroy | -12 | 71 | 67 | 66 | 72 | 276 | $245,250 |
| T9 | Brandon Wu | -12 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 276 | $245,250 |
| T12 | Harrison Endycott | -11 | 72 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 277 | $178,650 |
| T12 | Doug Ghim | -11 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 277 | $178,650 |
| T12 | Harry Higgs | -11 | 71 | 66 | 67 | 73 | 277 | $178,650 |
| T12 | Jonathan Byrd | -11 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 277 | $178,650 |
| T12 | Adam Hadwin | -11 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 277 | $178,650 |
| 17 | Nate Lashley | -10 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 278 | $146,250 |
| T18 | Will Gordon | -9 | 68 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 279 | $132,750 |
| T18 | Carl Yuan | -9 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 70 | 279 | $132,750 |
| T20 | Matt Kuchar | -8 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 280 | $102,330 |
| T20 | Sam Bennett | -8 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 280 | $102,330 |
| T20 | Lucas Glover | -8 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 280 | $102,330 |
| T20 | Matt Fitzpatrick | -8 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 280 | $102,330 |
| T20 | Corey Conners | -8 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 280 | $102,330 |
| T25 | Ted Potter, Jr. | -7 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 281 | $64,850 |
| T25 | Ludvig Aberg | -7 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 281 | $64,850 |
| T25 | Lee Hodges | -7 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 281 | $64,850 |
| T25 | Dylan Wu | -7 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 281 | $64,850 |
| T25 | Seonghyeon Kim | -7 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 281 | $64,850 |
| T25 | Chez Reavie | -7 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 65 | 281 | $64,850 |
| T25 | Ryan Moore | -7 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 281 | $64,850 |
| T25 | Justin Lower | -7 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 69 | 281 | $64,850 |
| T25 | Alex Smalley | -7 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 281 | $64,850 |
| T34 | Brendon Todd | -6 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 282 | $47,925 |
| T34 | Harry Hall | -6 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 68 | 282 | $47,925 |
| T34 | Roger Sloan | -6 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 282 | $47,925 |
| T34 | Cody Gribble | -6 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 282 | $47,925 |
| T38 | Sahith Theegala | -5 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 283 | $39,150 |
| T38 | Greyson Sigg | -5 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 283 | $39,150 |
| T38 | Patton Kizzire | -5 | 71 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 283 | $39,150 |
| T38 | Seung-Yul Noh | -5 | 71 | 68 | 74 | 70 | 283 | $39,150 |
| T38 | MJ Daffue | -5 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 283 | $39,150 |
| T43 | Carson Young | -4 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 284 | $28,530 |
| T43 | Callum Tarren | -4 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 284 | $28,530 |
| T43 | Shane Lowry | -4 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 284 | $28,530 |
| T43 | Ryan Gerard | -4 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 284 | $28,530 |
| T43 | Peter Malnati | -4 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 284 | $28,530 |
| T43 | Chesson Hadley | -4 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 284 | $28,530 |
| T43 | Michael Kim | -4 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 284 | $28,530 |
| T50 | Austin Smotherman | -3 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 285 | $22,860 |
| T50 | Garrick Higgo | -3 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 285 | $22,860 |
| T52 | Brent Grant | -2 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 69 | 286 | $21,438 |
| T52 | Jason Dufner | -2 | 73 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 286 | $21,438 |
| T52 | Cameron Percy | -2 | 75 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 286 | $21,438 |
| T52 | Brian Gay | -2 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 286 | $21,438 |
| T52 | Mike Weir | -2 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 286 | $21,438 |
| T57 | Scott Piercy | -1 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 69 | 287 | $20,160 |
| T57 | Stuart Macdonald | -1 | 73 | 68 | 75 | 71 | 287 | $20,160 |
| T57 | Cameron Young | -1 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 287 | $20,160 |
| T57 | Sung Kang | -1 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 287 | $20,160 |
| T57 | Andrew Landry | -1 | 73 | 69 | 77 | 68 | 287 | $20,160 |
| T57 | Peter Kuest | -1 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 287 | $20,160 |
| T57 | James Hahn | -1 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 287 | $20,160 |
| T57 | Adam Long | -1 | 74 | 69 | 74 | 70 | 287 | $20,160 |
| T65 | Scott Brown | E | 73 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 288 | $19,170 |
| T65 | Taylor Pendrith | E | 69 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 288 | $19,170 |
| T65 | Richy Werenski | E | 69 | 72 | 77 | 70 | 288 | $19,170 |
| T68 | Wil Bateman | 1 | 74 | 66 | 75 | 74 | 289 | $18,540 |
| T68 | Trevor Cone | 1 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 289 | $18,540 |
| T68 | Brice Garnett | 1 | 68 | 75 | 71 | 75 | 289 | $18,540 |
| T68 | Akshay Bhatia | 1 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 289 | $18,540 |
| T72 | Vince Whaley | 2 | 73 | 69 | 76 | 72 | 290 | $17,910 |
| T72 | Henrik Norlander | 2 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 290 | $17,910 |
| T72 | Martin Trainer | 2 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 290 | $17,910 |
What did golf fans say about the Nick Taylor win?
You gave the country a moment it will never forget. Truly one of the great sporting moments that will be remembered for a LONG time.
What a finish and Tommy Fleetwoods reaction was totally first class. Congratulations on the win Mr. Taylor.
Why do we need PIF??? Great excitement, good ratings.
