LEADING OFF LITTLE OPTIMISM '21 CANADIAN OPEN WILL HAPPEN

in serious danger of being called off for the second year in a row because of COVID-19 and travel restraints and there isn't much optimism to be found. “There is a better chance the Ottawa Senators will win the Stanley Cup this year than the Canadian Open will be played,” Canadian PGA Tour player Roger Sloan, shown, told Postmedia. Golf Canada has been working with Health Canada officials trying to find a way to get hundreds of players, caddies and support staff across the border for the weeklong tournament, according to a source. Unless an exception is made, existing travel restrictions including 14-day quarantine measures would make the event impossible. On Tuesday, another layer of difficulty was added when the City of Toronto cancelled permits for all major in-person city-led outdoor events until at least July. Scheduled for June 9-13 at St. George's Golf & Country Club in Etobicoke, the Canadian Open is not on public property but municipal co-operation is needed for several aspects of the event.