This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. The Canadian Open has one of the richest histories of any golf tournament in the world.
First played in 1904, it's the third-oldest stop on the PGA Tour, behind only the British and U.S. Opens. Past champions include legends Walter Hagen, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino, while Jack Nicklaus was a seven-time runner-up.
Tiger Woods' breathtaking 218-yard approach from a bunker to the 18th green to win the 2000 tournament at Glen Abbey is arguably the greatest shot ever hit by the greatest golfer of all time.
But things change, and the Canadian Open diminished in stature as the PGA Tour shuffled it around the calendar over the past few decades.