What's next for Canadian Open after another 'gutting' cancellation?
Rory McIlroy wears a Toronto Raptors jersey after winning the 2019 Canadian Open golf championship in Ancaster, Ont., on Sunday, June 9, 2019. (Nathan Denette/CP)
| March 9, 2021, 3:24 PM
March 9, 2021, 3:24 PM
The news was "gutting" for Canadian golf fans, tournament organizers and PGA Tour players – but it was inevitable. The 2021 RBC Canadian Open was cancelled on Tuesday due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now what?
The Canadian Open, first contested in 1904, is one of the oldest golf tournaments in history. It’s a national open. It had so much momentum after 2019’s event – won by Rory McIlroy in front of a raucous Greater Toronto Area sports crowd hyped up on the Raptors in the NBA Finals and the integration of new on-site concert series – but is that all gone?