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Just play, we\u2019ll handle the rest<\/p>\nCALEDON, Ont. \u2013 This is always a big week on the PGA Tour schedule for the Canadian contingent, but it\u2019s an even more important one this particular year for some of the long-time top-ranked Canadians in the game.<\/p>\n
After the RBC Canadian Open, there are just four full-field events left before the FedExCup Playoffs \u2014 not including signature events, majors, and opposite field tournaments \u2014 so whether they like it or not, and even though it\u2019s just the second week of June, every single tournament result matters in a big way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sudarshan Yellamaraju, a rookie on the PGA Tour this year, actually leads the Canadian crew in the FedExCup standings, sitting No. 48, with Nick Taylor not far behind at No. 52. Yellamaraju, who learned the game from YouTube and skipped college to turn pro early, had two top-10 finishes earlier this season, including a tie for fifth at The Players Championship. He rode those results into four signature events and will tee it up at his second major of the year next week at the U.S. Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Behind him sits Taylor, the 2023 winner of the Canadian Open, whose triumph is now forever etched into the logo of the championship. Taylor has been consistent if unspectacular so far this season \u2014 he\u2019s missed just one cut but also has just one top-10 finish \u2014 and while he was firmly in the mix at the PGA Championship after 63 holes, he stumbled mightily into the house Sunday at Aronimink Golf Club and didn\u2019t even record his best-ever major finish, as he ended up tied for 26th.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taylor said that particular week was a bit of a microcosm of his year as a whole.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like a lot of good stuff, a lot of pretty decent results, a lot of consistent play (this year). There’s been a lot of tournaments I feel like I’ve left disappointed, not really finishing off with the result that I wanted,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cBut I’ve been in contention a handful of times, I saw things there, I feel like I’m building towards a good stretch for the end of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taylor, who was the low Canadian a year ago at the Canadian Open after finishing tied for 13th (he shot 66-65 to open the week and was tied for third heading into the weekend, knows that it\u2019ll take a similar kind of effort to be in the mix again in 2026. He said he \u201cplayed really solid\u201d to start last year, particularly with the driver.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think (Saturday) I eagled the last, but I think I had 16 pars and a bogey leading up to that, so it was just kind of a stalled-out round,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cI do have a lot of good memories coming back here, but for me, being in the fairways is definitely key, especially with the rough being up a little more this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The rest of the usual Canadian suspects have some work to do this week and through the early summertime if they hope to make the FedExCup Playoffs and re-earn their way into the big-money and big-points signature events next season. Corey Conners is currently No. 83 in the standings, while rookie AJ Ewart is No. 85, Taylor Pendrith is No. 92, and Mackenzie Hughes is No. 117.<\/p>\n
Just play, we\u2019ll handle the rest<\/p>\n
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