Jason Day rallies to win Canadian Open

Jason Day dispelled the disappointment of last week’s Open championship with a win in the RBC Canadian Open last night.

Day dropped three strokes with a bogey on the par-four 10th and double bogey on the par-four 11th, then birdied six of the last seven holes. Theyre going to pull for me, too.”.

A leaderboard chock-full of stars gave viewers a marvelous afternoon at Glen Abbey Golf Cource in Oakville, Ontario, where the sun was shining brightly on Sunday. With galleries cheering him on every hole, the 36-year-old Brantford, Ont., native felt the weight of big expectations on his shoulders.

Hearn, who was Canada’s overnight leader, was two shots ahead of Day and Bubba Watson initially and still had a one-shot lead while on the 16th, but Day and Watson moved ahead of him with their strong finishes. I dont know how they stayed out.

Dawson finished at 16-under to claim his second title on the Senior Tour this year after more than 12 years without a win.

“This must feel like what Tiger (Woods) did for so many times, and it feels good, ” Day said.

“I’ll try to set the right pace for us Canucks tomorrow morning”, Taylor wrote.

“I’ve never felt so much at home”, Day said, “and I’m not even from Canada…” Its great to feel like a Canadian for a week.”.

As he made his way up to the 18th green Sunday to a thunderous applause, David Hearn knew his opportunity to make history was almost extinct.

“It’s something you dream of, obviously, being Canadian, to be in the final group leading this golf tournament”, Hearn said. “It’s been so long since a Canadian won and everyone wants to win their national championship, but it’s hard to win any tournament on the PGA Tour”.

Thompson created some drama when she missed the green at No. 17 and rimmed a four-foot, par-saving putt. A 6-footer for birdie off a wedge shot to a back pin on 400-yard, par-4 16th hole put her three shots in front.

Meanwhile, Day found some of his best golf of the week on the back nine.

Two-time Masters champion Watson and crowd favourite Hearn, playing in the final pairing, shot 69 and 72, respectively.

Hearn finished two strokes off the pace and one behind Bubba Watson who came in second. Maybe he wasn’t aggressive enough, he wondered, but he insisted he’ll remember “only good things” from this Canadian Open.

“I’d love to see any Canadian win this tournament”, Hearn said. He won the last of his four PGA Tour titles in 2007. He lost in a playoff at the Greenbrier, and he’s also recorded top-10s at the Shriners and New Orleans.

“I thought today could be something special”, Hadwin said. “I may never experience anything like that again”.

“I am so glad I got that putt in”.

Jim Furyk: “It’s a matter of time”. He’s had good finishes there and he played fantastic there this year.