2025 PGA Picks: RBC Canadian Open Odds and Expert Betting Predictions

Still a week away, fans of the PGA Tour are anxiously anticipating the third major tournament of the year, the US Open, but first, the RBC Canadian Open. We don't have a loaded field this week north of the border.

Last week's winner at The Memorial, Scottie Scheffler, will not be in attendance, but the undisputed #2 in the world, Rory McIlroy, takes his place atop the betting board with odds short of 5-1.

Before we move on, The Memorial was another good one for us. We were on Scheffler, albeit at 3-1 betting odds, but that's our second win with him in the past five weeks. Over that span, we've given out two second-place finishers, two fourth placers, and Sepp Straka, who had odds of 40-1 to win, snatched the sole third position at the end of The Memorial. 

Also in the field at a tempting 25-1 is last year’s RBC Canadian Open winner, Scotland’s Robert McIntyre. South Korea’s Sungjae Im is a name one would generally place higher on the betting board, but the Jeju Island native is priced at (+3500).

Let’s scan the betting odds for the RBC Canadian Open, touch on a new golf course added to the PGA Tour, and pick a few potential winning plays to add to your bankroll.

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RBC Canadian Open Betting Odds

Rory McIlroy: +450

Ludvig Aberg: +1400

Corey Conners: +2000

Shane Lowry: +2200

Robert McIntyre: +2500

Taylor Pendrith: +2500

Sam Burns: +2800

Sungjae Im: +3500

Keith Mitchell: +4000

Nick Taylor: +4500

Harry Hall: +5000

Mackenzie Hughes: +5500

North Course at TPC Toronto - Course Characteristics

The North Course at TPC Toronto in the picturesque province of Ontario is a debutant, if you will, on the PGA Tour. Off the tee, the fairways are some of the widest we will see all year. Only the Plantation Course in Kapalua, which is an outlier averaging 50+ yards thick, is wider.

There is Kentucky bluegrass rough, but whoever is in contention this week will surely keep it between the navigation beacons.

Gaining strokes won’t be that easy, however, as there are only two par 5s, with several of the par 4s reaching upwards of 500 yards.

RBC Canadian Open Betting Picks

Shane Lowry: +2200

Ireland's Shane Lowry is proving to fans in 2025 that he doesn't just show up for majors in the worst weather conditions. He's been relatively consistent this year, finishing inside the top 25 in 9 of his 12 starts, including two runners-up.

His style of play fits well here at TPC Toronto. If he can make some putts and push the ball off the tee a little farther than usual, Lowry could easily win.

He ranks 2nd on the PGA Tour in 2025 in shots gained off the tee and 5th in shots gained total, with an expertise in approach good enough for 2nd on the Tour.

We can't ignore these numbers, especially for a winner bet, because the Irishman is a closer.

Taylor Pendrith: +2500

I had to throw at least one Canadian in there. Taylor Pendrith recently cracked the FedEx Cup top 30 after a T-12 at last week’s Memorial. Before that, he snatched 5th at the PGA Championship.

He's either on or he's off. Out of his 15 starts, he has no finishes between 14th and 37th. Pendrith is playing some of his best golf in years. There's a reason you see his odds alongside those of more accomplished golfers, like the previously mentioned Lowry and Im.

Sam Burns: +2800

Shreveport’s Sam Burns has five PGA Tour victories at the age of 28. That’s not bad, really. Highly touted Collin Morikawa is the same age, and he has just one more win on Tour with six.

After a mid-season slump, the Louisiana native has picked it back up with an average finishing position of 16th over his past five starts.

Statistically, we are dealing with another specialist here. Unlike Lowry, however, Burns' game is not balanced at all. Lately, however, his ball striking has been better. That still ranks him 148th in approach and 1st in putting.

Off the tee is where we get some value, as he is a top 50 distance driver but barely a top 100 in accuracy. Let's hope the wide fairways are just that for Burns. 

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