The Mercury News

This week’s tournament­s

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PGA TOUR

RBC CANADIAN OPEN Site: Oakville, Ontario. Course: Glen Abbey GC. Yardage: 7,253. Par: 72. Purse: $6 million. First place: $1,080,000. Television: Thursday-Friday, noon-3 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 10-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); noon-3 p.m. (CBS). Defending champion: Jhonattan Vegas.

Last week: Jordan Spieth won the British Open and Grayson Murray won the Barbasol Championsh­ip.

Notes: Dustin Johnson headlines the field at Glen Abbey. This is his second straight year playing the Canadian Open. He was runner-up a year ago. … The Canadian Open provided a charter back from England for those in the British Open. … Six of the past seven winners were trailing after 54 holes. … This is the thirdoldes­t national championsh­ip in golf behind the British Open and the U.S. Open. … Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods are the only players to win the U.S. Open, British Open and Canadian Open in the same year. … The tournament first was held at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Glen Abbey Golf Club in 1977. This is the 29th time it is being played there. … Pat Fletcher in 1954 is the last Canadian to win his national open. … Only four weeks remain to be in the top 125of the FedEx Cup and qualify for the playoffs. … Ian Poulter has played the French Open, Irish Open, Scottish Open and British Open heading into the Canadian Open.

Next week: WGC-Bridgeston­e Invitation­al and Barracuda Championsh­ip.

CHAMPIONS TOUR/ EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR

SENIOR BRITISH OPEN Site: Bridgend, Wales. Course: Royal Porthcawl GC. Yardage: 7,065. Par: 72. Purse: $1.7 million ($255,000). Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-6:30 a.m., 8:30-11 a.m. (Golf Channel); SaturdaySu­nday, 6:30-9a.m.(Golf Channel). Defending champion: Paul Broadhurst.

Last event: Scott McCarron won the Contstella­tion Senior Players Championsh­ip.

Notes: This is the second time in four years that Royal Portcawl has hosted the Senior British Open. Langer won in 2014. … Americans had won the tournament 11 out of the past 13years until Broadhurst won last year at Carnoustie. … Six players from the PGA Tour Champions have gone over $1 million in earnings this year. Langer went over $2million with his runner-up finish two weeks ago at the Senior Players. … Tom Watson, a five-time winner of the British Open, is the only three-time winner of the Senior British Open. … This is fifth and final major on the 50-and-older circuit.

Next week: 3M Championsh­ip.

LPGA TOUR/LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

SCOTTISH OPEN Site: Irvine, Scotland. Course: Dundonald Links. Yardage: 6,600. Par: 72. Purse: $1.5million (First prize: $225,000). Television: ThursdayFr­iday, 6:30-8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, noon-3 p.m. (Golf Channel, tape delay). Defending champion: Isabelle Boineau.

Last week: I.K. Kim won the Marathon Classic.

Notes: The European Tour played the Scottish Open at Dundonald Links two weeks ago. … This is the first year the Ladies Scottish Open is on the LPGA Tour schedule. It has been part of the Ladies European Tour since 1986. … Lexi Thompson is the only player from the top four in the world ranking who is not at the Scottish Open ahead of next week’s Women’s British Open at Kingsbarn. … Lydia Ko now has gone a full year without winning on the LPGA Tour. … With the addition of the Ladies Scottish Open to the schedule, the LPGA Tour has regular tour events in 14countrie­s.

Next week: Women’s British Open.

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