TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley to host 2025 RBC Canadian Open

TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley’s renovated North course is set to host the 2025 RBC Canadian Open. 

It will be the 38th host club in tournament history.  

TPC Toronto, located in Caledon, Ont., will be the second course in three years to make its debut as a host venue after Oakdale Golf and Country Club in 2023. 

The facility, which joined the PGA Tour-owned TPC Network in 2018, underwent a significant renovation via Canadian golf course architect Ian Andrew last year to prepare for the arrival of the best in the world.  

The course now features five par-4s that can play over 500 yards with a new overall length of 7,450 yards. 

There is also a completely rebuilt 50,000 square foot practice area including two driving ranges, three short-game and putting greens, and an 18-hole putting course. 

Along with the on-course changes, a 65,000 square foot clubhouse has been constructed that includes event space, on-site accommodations, boardroom facilities and locker rooms. Golf Canada’s headquarters, along with the offices of First Tee Canada, the Golf Canada Foundation, the Canadian Club Managers Association and Golf Ontario are set to move the property, with exhibits from the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame interspersed throughout the new clubhouse.

TPC Toronto has three 18-hole layouts on its property — the Heathlands and the Hoot round out the trio. The Heathlands and the North have hosted PGA Tour Canada (now PGA Tour Americas) events, U.S. Open qualifiers and the Canadian Open Monday qualifier in the past. 

Each of the three courses are ranked inside the top-60 in Canada according to SCOREGolf’s Top 100 — the country’s longest-running course ranking. The North was ranked No. 54 prior to its renovation in the most recent list in 2022.

Osprey Valley was developed by brothers Jerry and Roman Humeniuk, who acquired the Heathlands course shortly after it opened for play in 1992 and added the Hoot and North courses in 2001. Chris Humeniuk, Roman’s son, is the current president — having taken over leadership of the property following a career in the mortgage and financial services business. 

“My father and uncle had many, many conversations over the years about what Osprey Valley could become, and the ideas we shared were certainly ambitious. I have to admit, we never truly dared to dream that it would one day become the host of our country’s national championship,” Chris Humeniuk told Sportsnet. 

“It’s a proud moment for our family and a testament to the progress we’ve made and the relationships we’ve been fortunate to build over the past several years.” 

The North course, opened again for public play earlier in May, has been renovated to “fit the scale and challenge of the modern professional game,” Humeniuk said. 

“The size of the course and our property certainly offers advantages from a logistical and infrastructure standpoint, and that’s always been part of what makes the North a natural fit for hosting a national championship,” he said. 

“The renovation has taken us from having a public course that could host a national championship to having a championship golf course that the public can play.” 

It’s been an epic transformation for Osprey Valley — located about 45 minutes from Toronto’s Pearson Airport — both on the course and off. 

“It’s been an incredible transition for every part of our facility,” Humeniuk said. “This project has put some extraordinary demands on every area of our business and the people behind the scenes, and I’m so proud of the work everyone has done to make this admittedly ambitious project turn into a reality.”

The 2024 RBC Canadian Open will be played next week at the also renovated Hamilton Golf and Country Club – hosting the national championship for the seventh time. The tweaks to Hamilton earned it “Best Renovation” by Golf Digest last year.   

Canadian Nick Taylor — whose dramatic 72-foot eagle putt in a playoff broke a 69-year drought by Canadians at the event — will defend. Rory McIlroy will return to Hamilton after winning there in 2019. 

The rest of the field for 2024 will be rounded out Friday afternoon.  

Mary DePaoli, an EVP and the CMO of RBC told Sportsnet she is hopeful there will be additional notable names ranked in the top 50 in the world to join the field. The PGA Tour changed its schedule for 2024 and the Canadian Open is taking place a week earlier than last year. 

The event is back as part of the qualifying series for The Open Championship (the top three finishers at Hamilton not otherwise exempt will get to play at Royal Troon) and is also the final event for golfers to qualify for the Memorial — a Signature Event with a $20-million purse. 

“According to how they’ve created the schedule there should be a run for a couple weeks leading into the RBC Canadian Open that a few players would have the benefit of playing a tournament like ours,” DePaoli said.