Golf Glance: Rory returns in Canada; LIV Golf hits Virginia

PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: the Memorial Tournament (Scottie Scheffler)
THIS WEEK: RBC Canadian Open, Caledon, Ontario, Canada, June 5-8
Course: TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, North Course (Par 70, 7,389 Yards)
Purse: $9.8M (Winner: $1.764M)
Defending Champion: Robert MacIntyre
FedEx Cup leader: Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: RBCCanadianOpen
NOTES: Established in 1904, this is the second-oldest non-major on the PGA Tour behind the BMW Championship (1899). … TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley will host the tournament for the first time and is the 38th course overall to host the RBC Canadian Open. … Rory McIlroy seeks to join Tommy Armour, Sam Snead and Lee Trevino as the only three-time winners of the event. … Luke Clanton will make his professional debut after recently completing his junior season at Florida State. He follows Gordon Sargent as the second player to earn his PGA Tour card through the University Accelerated program. Sargent is also making his professional debut after finishing his season at Vanderbilt. … David Ford makes his debut as a PGA Tour member after finishing No. 1 in the 2025 University Ranking. … There are 21 Canadians in the field, and 26 players who competed in last week’s Memorial Tournament. … The top five players in the Aon Swing 5 after this event will earn spots in the next signature event at the Travelers Championship. The list currently includes Matti Schmid, Ryan Fox, Bud Cauley (not in this week’s field), Harry Higgs and Mackenzie Hughes.
BEST BETS: Rory McIlroy (+450 at DraftKings) is already a three-time winner in 2025 who enters well rested, having not played since the PGA Championship. … Ludvig Aberg (+1400) has been highly inconsistent this year but can be a factor any week, as evidence by his win at The Genesis and seventh at the Masters. … Corey Conners (+2000) is the highest-ranked Canadian at No. 21 but has yet to finish better than sixth in his national event. … Shane Lowry (+2200) has knocked on the door several times this year, including last week when he had to settle for T23 after a 77 on Sunday. … Robert MacIntyre (+2800) will be defending his maiden PGA Tour title at a different location, but did finish T20 last week after a T6 at the Charles Schwab Challenge. … Nick Taylor (+4500) held a share of the 36-hole lead last week and won earlier this year in Honolulu. In 2023, he became the first Canadian to win this event since Pat Fletcher in 1954. … Erik Van Rooyen (+9000) may be road weary, but he’s also coming off a six-shot win at his U.S. Open qualifier on Monday.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: U.S. Open, Oakmont, Pa., June 12-15
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: U.S. Women’s Open (Maja Stark)
THIS WEEK: ShopRite LPGA Classic, Galloway, N.J., June 6-8
Course: Bay Course at Seaview (Par 71, 6,263 Yards)
Purse: $1.75M
Defending Champion: Linnea Strom
Race to the CME Globe leader: Jeeno Thitikul
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Friday: 12-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel), 5-6 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Sunday: 2-3 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 3-5 p.m. (GC)
X: @ShopRiteLPGA
NOTES: One of the oldest stops on tour, the ShopRite LPGA Classic dates back to 1986. This is the 37th edition, with the tournament taking a hiatus from 2007-09. … Strom carded a final-round 60 to rally from seven strokes behind and post the largest comeback victory in LPGA Tour history last year. She enters her title defense having missed five of her past six cuts. … World No. 1 Nelly Korda is in the event for the first time since finishing fifth in 2020. She tied for second at last week’s U.S. Women’s Open. … Former major champion Mirim Lee will make her first LPGA Tour start since the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Meijer LPGA Classic, Belmont, Mich., June 12-15
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
LAST TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Korea (Individual: Bryson DeChambeau; Team: Crushers GC)
THIS WEEK: LIV Golf DC, Gainesville, Va., June 6-7
Course: Robert Trent Jones GC (Par 71, 7,354 Yards)
Purse: Individual $20M (Winner: $4M); Team: $5M (Winners: $3M)
Defending Champions: Inaugural Event
Season Leaders: Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Fireballs GC
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday: 12:15 p.m. ET (FOX, LIV Golf Plus); Saturday: 1:15 p.m. ET (FOX, LIV Golf Plus); Sunday: 9:54 a.m. ET (FOX, LIV Golf Plus)
X: @livgolf_league
NOTES: This is the eighth of 13 events on the 2025 schedule, which will be followed by the Team Championship. … The field consists of 13 four-player teams competing in daily shotgun starts over 54 holes. Each team’s top three scores are counted for each round. … Niemann is the only player with multiple individual titles this season.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Dallas, June 27-29
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Principal Charity Classic (Miguel Angel Jimenez)
THIS WEEK: American Family Insurance Championship, Madison, Wis., June 6-8
Course: TPC Wisconsin (Par 71, 7,031 Yards)
Purse: $3M (Winner: $600,000 – Winning team shares)
Defending Champion: Ernie Els
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Jimenez
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday: 7-9 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 8-10 p.m. ET (All times Golf Channel – Tape Delay)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: The ninth edition of the event brings a format change, with 38 two-man teams competing over three days. Two days will be best ball competition, with Saturday’s round featuring the first scramble play in Champions Tour history. … Opened in 2023, TPC Wisconsin was designed by tournament host Steve Stricker and Steve Wenzloff. … Els returns to defend his event title alongside teammate Tim Herron.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Kaulig Companies Championship, Akron, Ohio, June 19-22