⛳️ RBC Canadian Heritage Picks

Plus: 3 Golf Tips That Cover 90% Of Lessons

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Josey Orr
May 29, 2024

Good afternoon. The idiots in Louisville, KY have finally dropped their charges against Scottie Scheffler.

Here's what we've got for ya today:

  • 3 Tips That Cover 90% Of Golf Lessons

  • RBC Canadian Open: Preview & Picks

  • Lexi Thompson Announces Retirement

  • Shots Heard Round The World

  • New Scottie Arrest Video

  • Divots…

  • Thing We’d Buy: Radry

Swing Tips: Get Back To Basics

Preview: RBC Canadian Open

Back to Canada.

Last year, in case you forgot, the Canadian Open had one of the most exciting finishes of the year.

Hometown hero Nick Taylor defeated Tommy Fleetwood in a playoff after hitting a 72 foot bomb for eagle.

It was electric. You can relive it here. 

Rory McIlroy has won the Canadian Open twice and is the favorite in the field.

🚩 Location: Hamilton Golf & Country Club

💰 Purse: $9.4M - $1.6M to first.

👀 Watch On: CBS, ESPN+, Golf Channel

👑 Previous Winners:

  • 2021: Cancelled

  • 2022: Rory McIlroy

  • 2023: Nick Taylor

What The Analytics Say: The course has been redesigned since the last time it was held at Hamilton, but it’s not very long. Driving accuracy seems to be the key.

What Our Guts Tell Us: Two Irish guys have been playing pretty good golf lately.

How To Watch The Canadian Open

Thursday, May 30: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, May 31: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, June 1: 2:30-5:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 5:30-7:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Sunday, June 2: 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2:30-6:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

Weather Report - Canadian Open

There won’t be any weather delays this week.

Favorites: Canadian Open

Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Sahith Theegala, Corey Conners, Sam Burns, Shane Lowry, Alex Noren, Cameron Young, Adam Scott, and Maverick McNealy.

Big Brain Analytics

Data: Hit your driver well and you can win here.

Shanks Picks

Last week, we hit Sepp Straka Top Five. Shanks is up 10.5 units on the year.

  • Winner: Shane Lowry +2200

  • Top 5: Mackenzie Hughes +800

  • Top 10: Corey Conners +250

  • Top 20: Erik Van Rooyen +230 (Rithmm Pick)

  • Longshot : Nick Taylor +8000

  • FRL: Tommy Fleetwood +3300

Get an Edge with Rithmm

You can try Rithmm for free and use Ai Caddie to make live bets all weekend during the Canadian Open.

News: Lexi Thompson To Retire

She first played in the Women’s US Open when she was 12.

Yesterday, she chose to announce her retirement from full time golf at Lancaster Country Club, where the 2024 US Women’s Open is being held.

That’s a little poetic, if you ask me, and a great way to wrap up a career which features 15 wins.

She said she’s been considering semi-retirement for a couple years, citing mental health as a primary reason.

“I think we all have our struggles, especially out here,” she said.

“Unfortunately in golf you lose more than you win, so it’s an ongoing battle to continue to put yourself out there in front of the cameras and continuing to work hard and maybe not seeing the results you want and getting criticized for it. So it’s hard.”

Shots Heard Round The World

🇺🇸 Where is the best golf town in America? At first the mind wanders southerly, looking for clusters of famous or at least very good courses with warm weather. But that’s a narrow approach. Read

🏆️ Auburn To Face Florida State in NCAA Championship You can watch it tonight on Golf Channel from 6-10PM ET. Read

🏌️‍♀️ 2024 US Women’s Open: How to watch, who’s in the field, and a record setting purse. Read.

New Footage From Scottie’s Arrest

… No wonder they finally dropped the charges.

Divots…

Quote: "We want a Caitlin Clark effect in golf".

That’s Steph Curry talking to BBC about boosting women’s golf. Read

Stat: Less than 1% of golfers are scratch or better.

Thing We’d Buy: Radry

“The Animals Got Out Again”

This caddie style golf towel from Radry golf is meant to be drapped over your clubs, so there’s no clip or hole.

That’s all folks! See you Saturday Morning.