Scott Piercy wins RBC Canadian Open

Scott Piercy of the USA has won the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Ontario by a single shot over his countrymen Robert Garrigus and William McGirt.

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Scott Piercy of the USA has won the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Ontario by a single shot over his countrymen Robert Garrigus and William McGirt.

Piercy began the final round two strokes behind Robert Garrigus, but he made an early move in the final round with four straight birdies from the 2nd hole to climb to the top of the leaderboard on 18-under-par.

Garrigus couldn't get it going on Sunday as he opened with 13 straight pars. When he finally holed a birdie putt on the 14h though, he was still very much in the running.

Piercy dropped shots on the 8th and 14th holes to fall one back of William McGirt who had reached the turn in just 32 blows. But Piercy bounced back with a chip-in birdie on the 15th. He finished with three straight pars to set a clubhouse total of 17-under.

McGirt dropped a shot on the 15th and was level with Piercy as he approached the final hole. But he was unable to make a par four on the difficult 18th and so he finished one shot short.

Playing in the last group, Garrigus also had a putt to match Piercy's total. But it came up just shy and Piercy had secured his second PGA Tour title and a start in next week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

"I've been playing good for a while now, and you just need a couple of good breaks here or there,"he said. "I felt like I got a couple of good breaks and continued to play solid, and I'm kind of speechless. I'm really excited to be the champion."

Garrigus and McGirt ended the week in a tie for second, both were left to rue a missed opportunity.

"I should have won this tournament by seven shots. Everybody knows that," Garrigus said. "If I could have just made a putt today."

RBC Canadian Open Hamilton Golf & Country Club, Ancaster, Ontario 26-29 Jul, purse $5,200,000, par 70

1   Scott Piercy (USA)   62   67   67   67   263   $936,000 T2   Robert Garrigus (USA)   64   66   64   70   264   $457,600 T2   William McGirt (USA)   63   66   66   69   264   $457,600 T4   Josh Teater (USA)   67   65   68   66   266   $214,933 T4   Bud Cauley (USA)   70   63   67   66   266   $214,933 T4   Chris Kirk (USA)      69   66   63   68   266   $214,933 T7   Vijay Singh (Fij)      65   67   69   67   268   $162,067 T7   Bo Van Pelt (USA)   65   66   67   70   268   $162,067 T7   Scott Stallings (USA)   69   66   63   70   268   $162,067

Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage

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Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
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Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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