RBC Canadian Open: Piercy Does It

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Scott Piercy is this year’s RBC Canadian Open champion after displaying some great golf at Hamilton Golf Club. To start the tournament off Piercy tied the course record with a 62, which included a pair of eagles. Sunday’s leaderboard exhibited a handful of talented golfers just a few birdies away from obtaining the lead. Piercy got to a quick start on Sunday after carding four straight birdies on the front nine, starting on hole two. But bogeys on hole eight and fourteen would set him back. Piercy got things back to contention after chipping in on hole fifteen for birdie, retaining the lead from Robert Garrigus and securing the win with consistent play in the closing holes of tournament play.

What’s next: Piercy has had a bumpy 2012 season, but a third place finish at the John Deere and a win at the RBC Canadian Open can definitely be a game changer. With a 13^th place standing in the FedEx Points Race, I predict he will shoot for a possible spot at the Tour Championship and possibly a win or top five finishes.