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| RBC Canadian Open: Previewing the Tournament and the Fed Ex Cup |
Online sportsbook BetPhoenix will post all of the odds for the event that any golf bettor would want. Here is a look at some of the golfers that will be playing in this highly anticipated tournament. Tommy Gainey -- Gainey has never won a PGA TOUR event, but he keeps coming close, and because of that fact, he's pushing for a spot in the top 30. Gainey peaked at No. 23 in the standings in early May after tying for third at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He's been inside the top 50 since, although he dropped to his worst position since April (No. 40) after missing the cut at the John Deere Classic. So what did he do? He promptly tied for seventh at the Viking Classic and is now at No. 35. Brendan Steele -- Since winning the Valero Texas Open and jumping from 112th to 19th in the FedExCup standings on April 17, Steele has not had a top 10, he's taken four weeks off and has missed three cuts. Consequently, he's fallen to No. 32. Keegan Bradley -- Already safely inside the top 125 before he won the HP Byron Nelson Championship in May, Bradley moved from 70th to 20th place after his first PGA TOUR victory. The rookie is currently 25th. The keys to his position are his win at the Byron Nelson and top 10s at the Bob Hope Classic and the Valero Texas Open. Harrison Frazar -- What will a couple of good weeks do for you? Since 2009, when the TOUR adopted the current points format for the FedExCup, Harrison Frazar's highest FedExCup position had been a tie for 68th after his first tournament of 2009, the Sony Open in Hawaii. And going into the 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship in May, Frazar was tied for 207th in the standings. But a tie for 14th at the Nelson and a win at the FedEx St. Jude Classic pushed him all the way to No. 40. Charles Howell III -- He's proving that steady, consistent golf without the benefit of a victory still means a lot in the FedExCup. A six-week stretch where he tied for 20th, 22nd, third, third, fifth and 28th -- to go along with his six top 15s earlier in the season -- has him safely inside the top 30 (No. 24). Jim Furyk -- the reigning FedExCup champ is 76th in points. But he could move to 22nd with a win and 60th with a top-10 finish. Furyk won the Canadian Open in 2006 and 2007. Anthony Kim -- Made a big leap with a tie for fifth at last week's British Open and hopes to continue trending upward this week. He's currently ranked 85th in points, but could move to 25th with a win. Ernie Els -- Has not missed the Playoffs in the first four seasons; in fact, he's never finished outside the top 20. But he's currently ranked 139th in points. Could move to 41st with a win and 116th with a top-10 finish. Louis Oosthuizen -- Last year's British Open champ is 141st in points but, like his fellow South African countryman Els, could move to 41st with a win. Paul Casey -- A year ago, Casey finished sixth in final FedExCup points. But right now, he's 143rd. Could move to 41st with a win. Here is a look at some of the positions that are up for grabs in this tournament and several players that will compete for the top spot. No. 1 -- Just two players in this week's field could take over the top spot in the FedExCup standings with a win -- Luke Donald, who currently ranks sixth in points and Matt Kuchar, who ranks eighth. Nick Watney, the current No. 1, is not playing this week. Top 10-- Donald and Kuchar are the only two players in the top 10 in points at the RBC Canadian Open, but there are five other players who could move inside the top 10 with a win -- Hunter Mahan (currently No. 20), Charl Schwartzel (21), Spencer Levin (26), Keegan Bradley (29) and Ryan Moore (35). Top 30 -- Players need to be in the top 30 after the third Playoffs event, the BMW Championship, in order to advance to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, the tournament in which the FedExCup champ is crowned. Any player ranked inside the top 100 in FedExCup points going into this week's event has a chance to move inside the top 30 by winning the RBC Canadian Open. Some of the players between 30-100 in points who fall into this category include Lucas Glover, Rickie Fowler, Geoff Ogilvy and defending RBC Canadian Open champion Carl Pettersson. Top 125 -- Players need to be in the top 125 after the Wyndham Championship in order to make the Playoffs. Every TOUR player in the field this week, regardless of current FedExCup position, has a chance to move inside the top 125 with a win or a second-place finish in Canada. This tournament could be a huge chance for players to move up in the standings. With two tournaments offering FedExCup points last week, there was plenty of opportunity for players to make moves as we get closer to the end of the regular season. Anthony Kim made the biggest move of any player at the British Open. His tie for fifth jumped him 24 spots, and he's now 85th in points. But Tom Pernice Jr., who plays mostly on the Champions Tour, made the biggest move of the week. His tie for second at the Viking Classic moved him from 212th to 162nd in the standings, a jump of 50 spots. Pernice, though, still has work to do if he wants to make the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, since only the top 125 will advance to The Barclays, the first Playoffs event. George McNeill, who joined Pernice in a tie for second, did move inside the top 125 with a jump of 40 spots. Viking Classic winner Chris Kirk moved inside the top 30 (to 27th) by winning the Viking Classic. The top 30 cutoff is key, since only the top 30 after the BMW Championship will advance to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola. If Kirk can maintain his position, he will have a chance to win the FedExCup. Tim Clark, the 2010 PLAYERS champion who has been battling injury problems for much of this season, is now the new bubble boy at 125th in FedExCup points. Clark, who fell three spots from last week, has not played on TOUR since withdrawing at THE PLAYERS in May. The RBC Canadian Open is getting ready to tee and make sure you wager on the big event at BetPhoenix. 
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The RBC Canadian Open will get underway with a tee time set for Thursday July 21st and some of the best golfers in the world will be on display.
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