Tour Report: 2016 RBC Canadian Open

This week, the PGA TOUR makes its only 2016 stop in Canadafor the RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario at the GlenAbbey Golf Club. With the top 2 ranked golfers in the worldheadlining the field, the 107th playing of Canada’s NationalMen’s Open Championship promises to be a memorable one.

As the only annual event in Canada during the PGA TOUR season, performance for Canadian

golfers is paramount as they prepare for their nation’s Open. Nick Taylor, David Hearn and

Mike Weir are among the fan favorite Canucks as they set their sights on their first PGA TOUR

victory on home soil.

Following Thursday's opening round, TaylorMade once again led the field at the RBC Canadian

Open with 44.9% of Professionals teeing up with TaylorMade drivers. In total, 58 M1 and M2

drivers were put into play including Taylor, Hearn and Weir. Below is a look at the rest of their

bags this week:

Nick Taylor

M1 430 Driver / 9.5* / Fujikura Speeder Evolution 661

M2 #3 FW / 15* / Fujikura Speeder Evolution

M1 Rescue / 19* / Fujikura Speeder Evolution

PSi Tour Irons 3-5 / True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300

Tour Preferred MB 6-9 / True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300

Tour Preferred EF Wedges (47, 54 & 60 degrees) / True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

S300

Ghost Daytona Putter

Tour Preferred X Golf Ball

adidas Golf Tour360 Boost footwear and apparel

Mike Weir

M2 Driver / 10.5* / Fujikura Speeder Evolution 757

M2 #3 FW / 15* / Matrix RUL Type-A 80

M2 #5 FW / 18* / Matrix RUL Type-A 80

M2 Rescue / 22* / Matrix Ozik

PSi Tour Irons 4-PW / True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

adidas Golf Tour360 Boost footwear

David Hearn

M2 Driver / 9.5* / Mitsubishi Tensei

RBZ Stage 2 #3 FW / 15* / Mitsubishi Diamana

RSi TP UDI 3-Iron / True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

PSi Tour Irons 4-9 / True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Nick Taylor on 1st hole. Mike Weir on 17th hole. David Hearn on 4th hole.

#2 ranked golfer in the world, Dustin Johnson, has had a strong following of Canadian fans

showing their support. Johnson did not leave these fans disappointed during the first round,

closing with a 365-yard drive, which lead to an eagle and a total of 6-under par to share the lead.

Dustin Johnson on 18th hole

#1 ranked golfer in the world, Jason Day, returned to Glen Abbey as defending champion.

Day’s victory at the 2015 RBC Canadian Open started his incredible stretch that has since seen

him win 6 more times on the PGA TOUR in under 12 months. During the first round, Jason Day

and Dustin Johnson both averaged 320 yards off the tee (319.5 and 320.5 yards respectively).

The combination of the M1 driver with Tour Preferred X golf balls provided distance, control

and feel while charting their way around Jack Nicklaus' first golf course design.

Jason Day on 11th hole.

Earlier this week at Glen Abbey, the onsite TaylorMade Performance Lab, which provides tour

level custom fittings for Canadian Professionals and amateurs year round, acted as the

TaylorMade Tour Truck to service player’s needs. Canadian Tour Representative Shawn Mullin,

who is a regular on the truck, worked with the rest of the Canadian team to build, bend and

provide other benefits to Team TaylorMade. Within the Performance Lab, Jason Day’s Spider

Limited Red putter had a half degree of loft reduced to adjust for the changing green conditions

from the British Open. D.A. Points also had his Ghost Spider bent onsite as he requested 1-

degree upright from previous 2 degrees flat.

Regarding loft adjustments, one of TaylorMade's latest Staff Professionals, Jordan

Niebrugge, had his PSi Tour lofts tweaked to ensure he has optimal gaping within his iron set.

For more from the 2016 RBC Canadian Open, view an inside-the-ropes photo gallery below:

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About TaylorMade Golf Company

Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, TaylorMade Golf Company sells golf equipment, footwear, apparel andaccessories under the TaylorMade, adidas Golf, Adams and Ashworth brands. TaylorMade Golf Company posted2014 sales of €913 million.

À propos de TaylorMade Golf

Basée à Carlsbad en Californie, la société TaylorMade Golf vend des équipements, des chaussures, desvêtements et des accessoires de golf sous les marques TaylorMade, adidas Golf, Adams et Ashworth. La sociétéTaylorMade Golf a affiché des ventes de 913 millions d’euros en 2014.

About the adidas Group

The adidas Group is a global leader in the sporting goods industry, offering a broad portfolio of footwear, appareland hardware for sport and lifestyle around the core brands adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade and Reebok-CCMHockey. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group employs more than 55,000 people across theglobe and generated sales of around € 17 billion in 2015.

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Le groupe adidas est l’un des leaders mondiaux au sein de l’industrie des articles de sport en offrant une vastegamme de souliers, de vêtements et d’accessoires par le biais de marques de base, telles que adidas, Reebok,TaylorMade et Reebok-CCM Hockey. Basé à Herzogenaurach en Allemagne, le Groupe emploie plus de 55 000personnes à travers le monde et a généré des ventes de près de 17 milliards d’euros en 2015.

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