Jhonattan Vegas wins playoff for second straight Canadian Open title
OAKVILLE, Ont. — This year there were no video calls to be made when Jhonattan Vegas won the RBC Canadian Open. He’d brought his wife and daughter with him so they could see him win the PGA Tour event — again — in person.
Vegas made birdie on the 524-yard par-5 No. 18 to win a playoff with Charley Hoffman on Sunday and capture back-to-back Canadian Opens. As soon as he’d shaken hands with Hoffman, hugged his caddy and waved to the crowd, Vegas beelined for his wife Hildegard and hugged and kissed her between the bunkers that sit behind the green.
“It’s hard to put it in words,” said Vegas. “But it’s just really fun, watching them really enjoy it in person and seeing how nervous they are when I’m on the course playing. Every time you get a chance to share these moments with your family, it’s just really important.”
Vegas was in Canada alone when he won last year — even his caddy couldn’t make it because of visa issues — so he spent his entire news conference on his phone FaceTiming his family.