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I don't know how we're ever going to top what we saw on Sunday at Royal Troon. We can debate better tournaments, better weekends and such, but Stenson-Mickelson was the best final-day, 18-hole duel in the history of major championship golf.
So, we take a breath, drink it in, and move back across the Atlantic for the RBC Canadian Open. Jason Day and Dustin Johnson headline the field at Glen Abbey, which is a fun venue and a Jack Nicklaus design.
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2016 RBC Canadian Open top 10 picks
1. Jason Day -- Day is the defending champion here, and he's been playing excellent golf in the grand scheme of things. However, of late, he's found a way to dig himself into an early hole, forcing himself to dig out before he can really contend.
2. Dustin Johnson -- Johnson quietly finished inside the top 10 at Royal Troon. Two wins before that. He was a runner-up at this venue in 2013.
3. Matt Kuchar -- Kuchar has finished in the top seven here in the last three years, including twice at Glen Abbey. Playing strong golf overall.
4. Jim Furyk -- Furyk is another Canadian Open specialist, who is particularly great at Glen Abbey. He wasn't wonderful at Troon, but it's alright this week.
5. Brandt Snedeker -- Snedeker won here in 2013. He has a great record in this event and wasn't able to play last year because of an injury.
6. William McGirt -- McGirt has played very nicely in his last two non-major starts, with a win at Memorial and a T-7 at Firestone. He was T-2 at this venue in 2013.
7. David Hearn -- If there's a Canadian hope to win their national championship, it's David Hearn, who is playing some of the most consistent golf of his life this season.
8. Tony Finau -- It seems Finau is developing a reputation as thriving in difficult circumstances. Glen Abbey isn't a tough course, but a T-18 at the Open is impressive and makes him worth considering. He could manhandle this course.
9. Harold Varner III -- HV3 is figuring it out on the PGA Tour. He hasn't missed a cut since the Houston Open, and he's finished in the top 10 three times. Made the cut in a tough draw at the Open.
10/BONUS. Dan McCarthy -- You've never heard of Dan McCarthy, probably. But this guy has won three of six starts this season on the Canadian Tour, and it's really not even close. He's a hot hand worth looking at this week.
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My DraftKings team for this week:
1. Brandt Snedeker - $10,300
2. Jim Furyk - $9,900
3. Harold Varner III - $7,800
4. William McGirt - $7,700
5. Dan McCarthy - $7,200
6. Colt Knost - $7,100
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