THIS WEEK ON TOUR

PGA TOUR

RBC CANADIAN OPEN Thursday-Sunday: Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, Ontario.

TV: Thursday-Friday, noon-3 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 10-11:45 a.m. (Golf Channel); noon-3 p.m. (Channel 5).

Outlook: Dustin Johnson, who has an endorsement deal with RBC, gives the Canadian Open the No. 1 player for the third straight year. Jason Day, who played as No. 1 in 2016, is also in the field. … Sergio Garcia is at No. 132 in the FedEx Cup after missing the cut at the British Open. He has entered the Canadian Open. Garcia has not played the Canadian Open since 2001 when it was held at Royal Montreal. He has top 5s in his two appearances in 2001 and 2000. … Mike Weir is playing for the 27th time. He lost in a playoff in 2004 in a bid to become the first Canadian to win his national Open since Pat Fletcher in 1954. … The Canadian Open was Arnold Palmer’s first PGA Tour victory in 1955. … Defending champion Jhonattan Vegas last year became the first back-toback winner of the Canadian Open since Jim Furyk (2006-07). No one has won three in a row. … The tournament will move next season to the week before the U.S. Open. … Jack Nicklaus, who designed Glen Abbey, was runner-up seven times in the Canadian Open, a tournament he never won.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

SENIOR BRITISH OPEN Thursday-Sunday: St. Andrews GC (Old Course), St. Andrews, Scotland.

TV: Thursday-Friday, 4-6:30 a.m., 8:3011 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 6:30-9 a.m. (Golf Channel), 9-11 a.m. (Channel 12).

Outlook: The four majors for seniors have been won by four players this year – Miguel Angel Jimenez (Regions Tradition), Paul Broadhurst (Senior PGA), David Toms (U.S. Senior Open) and Vijay Singh (Senior Players). Not since 2011 have the five majors been won by five players. … The Senior British Open began in 1987. This is the first time it will be held at the Old Course at St. Andrews. … John Daly is the only player in the field to have won at St. Andrews. Also in the field is Constantino Rocca, whom Daly beat in a playoff in 1995. … Daly is among seven former British Open champions in the field. The others are Tom Watson, Todd Hamilton, Mark O’Meara, Sandy Lyle, Tom Lehman and Mark Calcavecchia. … Defending champion Bernhard Langer was the only senior who made the cut last week at Carnoustie.

LPGA TOUR

LADIES SCOTTISH OPEN Thursday-Sunday: Gullane GC, Gullane, Scotland.

TV: Thursday-Sunday, 6:30-8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, noon-3 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay).

Outlook: The tournament is being played on the same course where the Scottish Open on the European Tour was held two weeks ago. … This is the second straight year the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour are co-sanctioning the tournament. … The Women’s British Open is next week at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, giving the players consecutive weeks of links golf. … Mel Reid of England is in the field. She worked for BBC Radio during the British Open at Carnoustie . ... The defending champion is Mi Hyang Lee.