Locals Anderson, Pendrith low Canadians after two rounds at RBC Canadian Open

“That was fun, for sure. Definitely a fun atmosphere.”

Anderson (69) and Taylor Pendrith (67) of Richmond Hill, Ont., were the low Canadians after two rounds, shooting a 1-under 69 to move to 7 under total and into a tie for 13th. It’s only Anderson’s third PGA Tour event, having played in the Canadian Open twice before and making the cut last year.

Although Anderson has played most of the season on the second-tier Korn Ferry Tour — making the cut in five of his 13 starts, including five consecutive missed weekends leading up to the Canadian Open — he was confident that he would excel at TPC Toronto.

“I play this course a ton. I practice here a lot. I played, I don’t know how many rounds I’ve played on the North Course, but I’ve hit those tee shots and approaches a lot, the greens I know pretty well,” said Anderson. “So I’m comfortable out here, and I knew that my game coming in was trending and I could kind of play well at any point.”

Pendrith has now made the cut at six events in a row and is currently projected to move up to 90th in the FedEx Cup standings if he can maintain his position through the weekend.

He would rather win the whole thing, however.

“Obviously we were all inspired by (2023 champion Nick Taylor) a couple years ago, and it feels nice to be in the mix,” said Pendrith, who birdied the 17th and 18th holes to catch up to Anderson. “There will be a lot of Canadian support out there this weekend and hopefully I can have a good couple days.”

Ten of the 21 Canadians in the field made the 2-under cut, which is the most since 1969.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju (66) of Mississauga, Ont., was tied for 28th at 5 under.

Adam Hadwin (68) of Abbotsford, B.C., amateur Justin Matthews (70) of Little Britain, Ont., Ben Silverman (69) of Thornhill, Ont., Adam Svensson (72) of Surrey, B.C., and A.J. Ewart (68) of Coquitlam, B.C., were part of a large group tied for 46th at 3 under.

Hadwin said he was exhausted by the day.

“I’m going to go get some rest. I’ve got a couple sponsor obligations, and then I am mentally fried at this point,” said Hadwin, who was doing a towel drill before driving on his final hole of the round. “This golf course, with the wind and dealing with some of those indecisions and tentativeness and all that has kind of worn me down.

“I’m going to rest up for this weekend because I think my swing’s in a really good spot, I just have to trust it.”

Nick Taylor (71) of Abbotsford, B.C., and Joey Savoie (69) of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., snuck into the weekend at 2 under.

Roger Sloan (69) of Merritt, B.C., just missed the cut at 1 under overall.

Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., Ashton McCulloch of Kingston, Ont., Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., and Victoria’s Jeevan Sihota also did not reach the weekend.

Toronto-based amateurs Dawson Lew and Eric Zhao also missed the cut.

Yohann Benson of Pincourt, Que., Drew Nesbitt of Horseshoe Valley, Ont., Laurent Desmarchais of Cowansville, Que., and Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., were also above the line.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 12, 2026.

John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

Locals Anderson, Pendrith low Canadians after two rounds at RBC Canadian Open

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