RBC Canadian Open Power Rankings Get Spicy

The RBC Canadian Open is back at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, and after back-to-back PGA TOUR playoffs, this week feels like it’s daring golf chaos to show up again.

Russell Henley won the Charles Schwab Challenge in extra holes.

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J.T. Poston followed by surviving Ryan Gerard in a playoff at the Memorial Tournament. Now the PGA TOUR heads north, where playoff history still echoes from Nick Taylor’s iconic 72-foot birdie in 2023 and Ryan Fox’s four-hole overtime win over Sam Burns last year.

That’s the setup for the 115th RBC Canadian Open, where Wyndham Clark sits atop the latest power rankings.

Clark’s putting has exploded back to life in the middle of the season, and when his putter is hot, his entire profile changes. 

Burns checks in at No. 2, and there’s plenty of motivation attached. He lost in the playoff at TPC Toronto last season, then finished T4 at the Memorial last week. He still hasn’t won since 2023, but his game looks close enough to make this week interesting.

Tommy Fleetwood lands at No. 3, still tied forever to Taylor’s 2023 Canadian Open walk-off.

Fleetwood was the runner-up victim that day, but now he returns as the reigning FedExCup champion with top-five finishes in two of his last three starts.

Alex Fitzpatrick is another name climbing fast. Ranked No. 4, he hasn’t slowed since winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with brother Matt Fitzpatrick.

Three straight top 10s in Signature Events have made him look like a machine.

Kristoffer Reitan rounds out the top five, and the rookie buzz is real. The 28-year-old Norwegian is 13th in the FedExCup, 24th in the Official World Golf Ranking and owns a win plus a runner-up among five top-15 finishes in his last seven starts.

Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Taylor, Eric Cole, Aaron Rai and Justin Rose complete the top 10. Taylor will draw massive Canadian attention again as he chases another Rivermead Cup, awarded to the top Canadian finisher.

He won it in 2023 with his national title triumph and again last year with a T13.

TPC Toronto’s North Course proved generous in 2025, playing to a 68.746 scoring average as a par 70. Fox and Burns reached 18-under 262 before the playoff, while the cut fell at 3-under.

The rough is trimmed to four inches this year, and the greens are expected to run faster at 12 feet on the Stimpmeter.

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There’s also more than the trophy at stake. The winner earns 500 FedExCup points and $1.764 million from a $9.8 million purse. The top three finishers who make the cut and aren’t already exempt into The Open Championship will earn spots at Royal Birkdale.

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