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Golf roundup: Nick Taylor’s Canadian Open victory ends long drought for home winners

The Canadian Press photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj via AP / Nick Taylor reacts after sinking a putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the PGA Tour's Canadian Open on Sunday in Toronto. Taylor beat Tommy Fleetwood on the third hole of a playoff to become the event's first winner from Canada in 69 years.
The Canadian Press photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj via AP / Nick Taylor reacts after sinking a putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the PGA Tour's Canadian Open on Sunday in Toronto. Taylor beat Tommy Fleetwood on the third hole of a playoff to become the event's first winner from Canada in 69 years. The Canadian Press photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj via AP / Nick Taylor reacts after sinking a putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the PGA Tour's Canadian Open on Sunday in Toronto. Taylor beat Tommy Fleetwood on the third hole of a playoff to become the event's first winner from Canada in 69 years.

By The Associated Press 6 min read

TORONTO — Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win the country’s national championship, draining a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole at Oakdale Golf & Country Club to beat England’s Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday.

Taylor tossed his club into the air and jumped into the arms of his caddie after the longest made putt of his PGA Tour career, and fellow Canadian players Corey Conners, Adam Hadwin and Mike Weir were among those who ran onto the green to congratulate him. Hadwin, Taylor’s close friend, was tackled by a security guard while spraying champagne from a bottle.

“I’m speechless. This is for all the guys that are here. This is for my family at home,” Taylor said with tears in his eyes. “This is the most incredible feeling.”

The 35-year-old Taylor, who was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, won for the third time on the PGA Tour.

Until Sunday, the most recent player from the country to win the Canadian Open was Pat Fletcher in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver. Fletcher was born in England; Carl Keffer had been the only Canadian-born champion, winning in 1909 and 1914. Weir lost a playoff to Vijay Singh in 2004.