PGA Preview: 2015 RBC Canadian Open

PGA TOUR RBC Canadian Open Dates: July 23-26 Venue: Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ont., Canada Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern): Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Replay) Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Replay) Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-11 p.m. (Replay) Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 7-11:30 p.m. (Replay) Thank goodness for private jets! There are 27 players in the field this week at the RBC Canadian Open who also competed in last week's Open Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland. It's only 3,300 miles. Two top ten finishers in the Open last week are in this week's field, Brooks Koepka and Jason Day. Day narrowly missed the playoff last week by one stroke. Another top name in the field who was in the Open is Bubba Watson. Watson missed the cut however. Lastly from the Open last week is now former amateur Ollie Schniederjans. The the two-time NCAA first-team All-American from Georgia Tech was an amateur last week but has turned pro starting this week. Local favorite Mike Weir announced that he is taking a leave from golf to work on personal/family issues and will not be competing this week, and for an indefinite period going forward. Tim Clark finished one shot ahead of Jim Furyk for his second career PGA TOUR win at the RBC Canadian Open last year and is the defending champion. Headlining the field: Bubba Watson, Jason Day, Jim Furyk, Matt Kuchar, Ernie Els, Steve Stricker, Brooks Koepka, Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald and Ollie Schniederjans. EUROPEAN TOUR Omega European Masters Dates: July 23-26 Venue: Cans-sur-Sierre GC (Severiano Ballesteros Course), Crans-Montana, Switzerland Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern): Thursday 5-7 a.m. / 9 a.m.-Noon (Live) / 3-4:30 a.m. (Friday replay) Friday 5-7 a.m. / 9 a.m.-Noon (Live) / 3-6 a.m. (Saturday replay) Saturday 6:30-10:30 a.m. (Live) / 2:30-4:30 a.m. (Sunday replay) Sunday 5-10 a.m. (Live) / 3:30-6 a.m. (Monday replay) This week's Omega European Masters is being played the week after the Open for the first time since 1977. This event is co-sanctioned between the European Tour and Asian Tour. 31 players from last week's Open Championship are in the field at the Omega European Masters, including top-10 finishers Sergio Garcia and Danny Willet. David Lipsky is the defending champion this week having defeated Graeme Storm with a par on the first playoff hole for his first career European Tour victory. Headlining the field: Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed, Danny Willet, Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger, Anirban Lahiri, Victor Dubuisson, George Coetzee and David Lipsky. LPGA TOUR Meijer LPGA Classic Dates: July 23-26 Venue: Blythefield Country Club, Grand Rapids, Mich. Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern): Thursday Noon-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 1-3 a.m. (Friday replay) Friday Noon-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 1-3 a.m. (Saturday replay) Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay) Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Tape delay) / 12:30-3:30 a.m. (Monday replay) Inbee Park, women's world #1 golfer, looks to add another victory to the three she has this season. Mirim Lee outlasted Inbee Park with a birdie on the second playoff hole to earn her first LPGA Tour win. Headlining the field: Inbee Park, So Yeon Ryu, Amy Yang, Anna Nordqvist, Brittany Lincicome, Lexi Thompson, Cristie Kerr, Mirim Lee, Minjee Lee and Morgan Pressel.