With much swagger, two DP World Tour graduates have taken over the 2024 RBC Canadian Open leaderboard. Robert MacIntyre and Ryan Fox were among the ten players from the European League who received PGA Tour membership for the 2024 season. So far, only Matthieu Pavon has won from the European side.
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The Scotsman and the Kiwi are 10 under 130 after round two of the RBC Canadian Open concluded. The two have been paired together in a friendly match-up for the Saturday round, as they are T1 after 36 holes. MacIntyre with his rescuer on the PGA Tour will start the round at 3:25 PM EST.
Following the two leaders is the PGA Tour Canada Player of the Year from a decade ago, Joel Dahmen. The American’s favorite golfer took the solo third spot after a 5 under 65 second-round score. After many years, he would have a late tee time and would tee up at 3:15 PM EST with Andrew Novak. The tee times and pairings for the rest of the field are below.
Pairings and starting times for the third round of the RBC Canadian Open
| TIME | TEE | PLAYERS |
| 9:25 AM | 1 | Mac Meissner |
| 9:30 AM | 1 | C.T. Pan Joseph Bramlett |
| 9:40 AM | 1 | Chez Reavie Kevin Yu |
| 9:50 AM | 1 | Adam Svensson Gary Woodland |
| 10:00 AM | 1 | David Hearn Beau Hossler |
| 10:10 AM | 1 | Shane Lowry Nate Lashley |
| 10:25 AM | 1 | Harry Hall Matt Wallace |
| 10:35 AM | 1 | Chesson Hadley Kelly Kraft |
| 10:45 AM | 1 | Jhonattan Vegas Adrien Dumont de Chassart |
| 10:55 AM | 1 | Adam Scott Maverick McNealy |
| 11:05 AM | 1 | Myles Creighton Michael Kim |
| 11:15 AM | 1 | Erik Barnes Chandler Phillips |
| 11:30 AM | 1 | Lanto Griffin Ben Silverman |
| 11:40 AM | 1 | Brandon Wu Kevin Streelman |
| 11:50 AM | 1 | Taylor Pendrith Vincent Norrman |
| 12:00 PM | 1 | Tom Kim Rory McIlroy |
| 12:10 PM | 1 | Victor Perez Mark Hubbard |
| 12:20 PM | 1 | Jorge Campillo Ryo Hisatsune |
| 12:35 PM | 1 | Akshay Bhatia Tyler Duncan |
| 12:45 PM | 1 | Ryan Palmer Chad Ramey |
| 12:55 PM | 1 | Vince Whaley Garrick Higgo |
| 1:05 PM | 1 | Sami Valimaki Nicolai Højgaard |
| 1:15 PM | 1 | Ryan Moore Jacob Bridgeman |
| 1:25 PM | 1 | Tommy Fleetwood Carson Young |
| 1:40 PM | 1 | Aaron Rai Kevin Tway |
| 1:50 PM | 1 | Pierceson Coody Wil Bateman |
| 2:00 PM | 1 | Stewart Cink Thorbjørn Olesen |
| 2:10 PM | 1 | Erik van Rooyen Keith Mitchell |
| 2:20 PM | 1 | Sam Stevens Corey Conners |
| 2:30 PM | 1 | Ben Griffin Zac Blair |
| 2:45 PM | 1 | Sam Burns Nick Hardy |
| 2:55 PM | 1 | Trace Crowe Sean O’Hair |
| 3:05 PM | 1 | Mackenzie Hughes David Skinns |
| 3:15 PM | 1 | Joel Dahmen Andrew Novak |
| 3:25 PM | 1 | Robert MacIntyre Ryan Fox |
If Dahmen capitalizes on the moving day, it will be his first victory in three years and his second win in the eight years of his PGA Tour career. After many months, Dahmen is in contention and up for a late tee time, He is excited to play his best, and this time with a plan!
Joel Dahmen shares how he will tackle day 3 of the RBC Canadian Open
Spontaneous is one of the first words that comes to one’s mind when describing Joel Dahmen. Over the years, he has focused more on enjoying golf than making plans for every event. However, this time things are a bit different. In a bid to secure his second PGA Tour victory, Dahmen has changed his strategy by a fraction.
The one-time PGA Tour winner revealed in a post-round interview that he has a plan. Which at first was weird for him But Dahmen said, “I’ve played golf a long time without a clear plan maybe. But, yeah, it’s doing the same thing over and over again and it’s worked out great.” The 36-year-old was excited to show his best game and was fully prepared for the final two rounds.
Showing his excitement for the Saturday and Sunday games, Dahmen expressed, “I’m excited to hit golf shots under the gun on the weekend. I haven’t done that in a long time.” There are many looking forward to their awaited victory on the PGA Tour. Will Joel Dahmen successfully surpass them to be the victor? It remains to be seen.