The historic St. George’s Golf and Country Club will host the 2010 RBC Canadian Open from July 19th to July 25th, 2010. The venerable Toronto club has previously hosted four Canadian Opens in its storied history, the last one in 1968. Designed by Stanley Thompson and opened in 1929, the Royal York Golf Club was planned as a weekend retreat for clients of the Royal York Hotel.  In 1946 it left the Royal York connection behind and was renamed St. George’s Golf and Country Club. The club is consistently rated in the top three in Canada and the top 100 in the world, a fact which generates a great deal of pride among St. George’s members.

The RBC Canadian Open tournament consists of a field of 156 professionals and amateurs made up of PGA Tour exempt players, non-exempt players who qualify through regional qualifying, the Canadian Amateur champion and players given exemptions by Golf Canada. Players committed to this year’s event include Canada’s own Mike Weir and Stephen Ames as well as Retief Goosen, Tim Clark, Fred Couples, Sean O’Hair, Anthony Kim and Camilo Villegas.

All 156 players tee up on Thursday and Friday with a cut to the lowest 70 scores and ties after Friday’s round. The remaining 70, plus ties, will battle it out in stroke play until a winner is determined on Sunday afternoon. In the case of a tie on Sunday, a champion will be decided in a sudden death playoff.

The historic St. George’s Golf and Country Club will host the 2010 RBC Canadian Open from July 19th to July 25th, 2010. The venerable Toronto club has previously hosted four Canadian Opens in its storied history, the last one in 1968. Designed by Stanley Thompson and opened in 1929, the Royal York Golf Club was planned as a weekend retreat for clients of the Royal York Hotel. In 1946 it left the Royal York connection behind and was renamed St. George’s Golf and Country Club. The club is consistently rated in the top three in Canada and the top 100 in the world, a fact which generates a great deal of pride among St. George’s members.

The RBC Canadian Open tournament consists of a field of 156 professionals and amateurs made up of PGA Tour exempt players, non-exempt players who qualify through regional qualifying, the Canadian Amateur champion and players given exemptions by Golf Canada. Players committed to this year’s event include Canada’s own Mike Weir and Stephen Ames as well as Retief Goosen, Tim Clark, Fred Couples, Sean O’Hair, Anthony Kim and Camilo Villegas.

All 156 players tee up on Thursday and Friday with a cut to the lowest 70 scores and ties after Friday’s round. The remaining 70, plus ties, will battle it out in stroke play until a winner is determined on Sunday afternoon. In the case of a tie on Sunday, a champion will be decided in a sudden death playoff.

Along with the Championship being played Thursday to Sunday, other events include the Mike Weir Charity Classic to be held on Monday which will consist of 20 teams each with one professional or celebrity and four amateurs, and The Championship Pro-Am will be held on Wednesday and will consist of 52 teams each with one professional and three amateurs.

To facilitate the RBC Canadian Open there will be a number of road closures in and around St. George’s. Most notably, Islington Avenue will be closed July 10th to July 30th from Eglinton Avenue West to The Kingsway. As well, a number of local streets will have restricted street parking during the RBC Canadian Open. For a complete list, check out the City of Toronto website http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-26765.pdf. The main public parking area for the 2010 RBC Canadian Open will be located at Woodbine Racetrack with a cost of $10.00 including shuttle service to and from the event.

Tickets for the event are available through the RBC Canadian Open website at www.rbccanadianopen.com or toll free at 1-800-571-6736. Starting at $20.00 for the Monday to Wednesday practise rounds and $70.00 for the championship event, juniors (aged 15 years and under) are free when accompanied with a ticketed adult.

More information on this prestigious event is available at the RBC Canadian Open Website www.rbccanadianopen.com.