PGA Tour Shares Iconic Nick Taylor Post Before Canadian Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
With the 2025 RBC Canadian Open set to tee off Thursday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, attention across the PGA Tour has turned north of the border.
The tournament, part of the FedExCup regular season, carries a total purse of $9.8 million, with $1.764 million and 500 FedExCup points awaiting the champion.
As golf fans prepare for another historic weekend, the PGA Tour took to X on Wednesday with a reminder of the last time a Canadian claimed victory at the national championship.
The Tour’s post featured a clip of Nick Taylor’s walk-off eagle to win the 2023 RBC Canadian Open at Oakdale Golf & Country Club, with the caption, “For the eagle. FOR THE WIN. Nick Taylor’s walk-off victory at the 2023 @RBCCanadianOpen was one for the ages.”
For the eagle. FOR THE WIN.
Nick Taylor’s walk-off victory at the 2023 @RBCCanadianOpen was one for the ages.#TOURVaultpic.twitter.com/M1QbSlrTd3
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 5, 2025
Fans online were quick to reminisce on the iconic moment.
“Big moment for the win ⛳️,” said one user.
“Let’s [expletive] winnnnn,” another commenter responded.
“One for the ages?” one other user said.
“Everyone forgot the Shot. But remembers the Form Tackle that Security Guard made that day,” another fan replied.
“The best thing about this win was Hadwin getting lit up by the security guard,” another user agreed.
“Never forget,” one other commented.
Turning pro in 2010, Taylor joined PGA Tour Canada (2011-13), graduated from the Web.com Tour to the PGA Tour in 2014 and has since put together five PGA Tour wins.
That 2023 victory marked the first time a Canadian citizen hoisted the trophy since 1954.
The 2025 PGA Tour has already celebrated several signature events over the past few weeks.
On May 11, Sepp Straka captured the Truist Championship in Pennsylvania, earning his first signature-event victory of the season.
The following week, Scottie Scheffler added another major championship to his resume with a two-shot victory at the PGA Championship in North Carolina.
Scheffler then defended his title at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio on June 1, becoming the first golfer since Tiger Woods to win the Memorial in consecutive years.
That latter victory has vaulted Scheffler to the top of the 2025 FedExCup standings with 3,501 points, while Rory McIlroy sits second at 2,666 and Straka holds third with 2,479.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
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