Groups we're watching: RBC Canadian Open, Round 1

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Richard S. Johnson, Mike Weir, Todd Hamilton
Tee time: 7:30 a.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 11
Why you should watch: Weir is, of course, Canadian golf's greatest current hero, so the galleries will be following him in spades. However, Weir has not had the kind of year he would like to be experiencing. He has just two top-10 finishes in 18 starts this year, his last being a tie for second at the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, where he finished in a tie for second. Johnson, meanwhile, is likely still basking in the glow of his first TOUR win last week in Milwaukee.

Anthony Kim, Dean Wilson, Chris DiMarco
Tee time: 7:50 a.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 6
Why you should watch: Kim's monster season continued last week at Royal Birkdale when he tied for seventh in his first career appearance at the British Open, making three top-10 in his last six starts, including his first two career TOUR victories. Wilson seems o be knocking on the door of another TOUR victory, as well. He has two top-3 finishes in his past three starts, including a tie for third last week at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.

Sean O' Hair, Jim Furyk, Billy Mayfair
Tee time: 12:55 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 20
Why you should watch: Furyk is going for his third consecutive RBC Canadian Open title. What's more, he's coming into this week's event with two consecutive top-five finishes, including his tie for fifth at last week's British Open. O'Hair could really use some good fortune, as he is looking for his first top-20 finish since he tied for 14th at the Masters more than three months ago. Mayfair has a top-25 run at the AT&T National and is looking for his third top-five finish of the season and first since a fourth at the Shell Houston Open in April.