Hearn, DeLaet lead contingent of 12 national golfers at Canadian Open
OAKVILLE, Ont. — David Hearn and Graham DeLaet will lead a contingent of 12 golfers who will try to break the host country’s 61-year Canadian Open title drought.
PGA Tour regulars Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Mike Weir will also tee off at the 2016 Canadian Open, which runs July 18-24 at Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville.
The Canadians will join a field that includes defending champion and world No. 1 Jason Day, U.S. Open champion and world No. 2 Dustin Johnson, World No. 15 Matt Kuchar, two-time champion Jim Furyk and World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els.
Hearn, from Brantford, Ont., is currently the top-ranked Canadian on the PGA Tour at No. 127. His 2016 season includes six top-20 finishes. He held the 54-hole lead before finishing third in the 2015 Canadian Open.