Sunday, RBC Canadian Open

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Jul. 26, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM staff

DELAYED AT GLEN ABBEY (10:22 a.m.): Storms have hit the RBC Canadian Open for the fourth consecutive day, which caused the third round to be suspended on Sunday morning. The entire field was still on the course when dangerous weather moved into the area.

Friday's rainy weather forced the third round back a full day, so Round 3 started early and Round 4 will follow this afternoon.
Here's how it sets up:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
8:35 a.m. ET No. 1		Jason Dufner, Jerry Kelly, Scott Verplank The top 3 have been paired together for the third round, and it should be a very exciting group. All three are Americans and look to keep the title in the U.S. yet again.
8:02 a.m. ET No. 1		Kevin Na, Retief Goosen, Tim Herron Only two players in the top 10 of the leaderboard have shot a round of 70 or higher. Na is one of those two. Thank goodness for that 63 in Round 1.
8:13 a.m. ET No. 1		Pat Perez, Bob Estes, Camilo Villegas While all three of these players sit at 10-under par, Villegas needs to rebound from his second-round 71 with a solid morning round on Sunday.

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR on-site correspondent Larry Rinker previews Sunday's round:

Sunday's forecast

Scattered Showers
Temp: 75 high/62 low
Showers and scattered thunderstorms. Winds from the southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Scott Verplank has only used 54 putts through 36 holes with his trusty old Ping Answer putter. I asked Scott after the round if he's ever used anything else, and he said at times during his career, he has "monkeyed around with other putters." He said that he knows where it's going to go with the Ping Answer and always ends up going back to it. It's the same putter that he used in college and when he won the Western Open as an amateur in 1985.

Mike Weir came to the 36th hole at 6 under and right before he struck his second shot on No. 18 his ball moved. Mike said that he had not addressed the ball yet or done anything that would have caused the ball to move. After Mike finished his round he spent some time before he signed his card looking at video in the CBS compound to determine if in fact he had addressed the ball. After video review, Mike did not sole his club and therefore there was no penalty. Mike birdied No. 18 to finish 36 holes at 7 under. Oh Canada!

Four holes-in-one were recorded on the 15th hole during the second round, which was played over two days. Arjun Atwal and Briny Baird made aces on Friday and Leif Olsen and Casey Wittenberg made holes-in-one on Saturday. The 15th hole had not had a hole-in-one during the Canadian Open in 24 years. PGA TOUR rules official Frank Kavanaugh set the second-round hole location that resulted in four players taking home a brand new BMW Z4!

The one stat you need to know

Retief Goosen has birdied all eight par-5s in the first two rounds, the only player to have done so. Goosen will begin the third round tied for sixth place. He finished T5 at last week's British Open.

The Film Room

	Day 3 Highlights: RBC Canadian Open Another shortened day in Canada means that two rounds remain on Sunday before the tournament is complete. Watch it
	Shot of the Day: July 25, 2009 Leif Olson aces the 15th hole with a little help from his playing partner's ball, and wins a car for the hole-in-one. Watch it
	Dufner leads at 13-under Jason Dufner speaks to Bob Stevens from the PGA TOUR Network on SIRIUS XM Radio about his second round lead. Watch it