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Canadian Open top 10 power rankings

By Mike Randleman

OAKVILLE, ON - JULY 24: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela poses with the trophy after winning during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 24, 2016 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
OAKVILLE, ON - JULY 24: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela poses with the trophy after winning during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 24, 2016 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND – JULY 23: JB Holmes of the United States hits his second shot on the 2nd hole during the final round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 23, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

Though not a frequent tournament on his schedule, J.B. Holmes has stuck around the weekend in each of his three Canadian Open starts. His most recent trip across the border netted a T79 in 2015 at Glen Abbey.

The hard hitter is coming off of a T54 at the Open Championship as part of five made cuts in a row. Holmes has locked up a playoffs spot, but he can turn around a lackluster season into something more with a strong showing this week.

A T9 at the Greenbrier and 12th at the U.S. Open has him close. Holmes is 35th in birdie average (3.84) and should be inclined to be aggressive this week.

Holmes is seeking his first PGA TOUR win since 2015 and first career victory outside of the U.S.

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CROMWELL, CT – JUNE 24: Jim Furyk of the United States plays his shot from the ninth tee during the third round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 24, 2017 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

The mad dash to make the FedEx Cup playoffs wages on for Jim Furyk. His game has been up-and-down since missing time last fall with a wrist injury.

The 47-year-old is starting to find a rhythm with three made cuts in a row on the heels of six straight misses. Furyk finished T35 last week at the Barbasol Championship, but actually dropped one spot on the FedEx Cup list.

Furyk went back-to-back at the Canadian Open in 2006 and 2007, winning at Hamilton and Angus Glen. He’s done alright at Glen Abbey, too. He placed 13th there in 2016 and finished just three off Jason Day’s pace in 2015 to take fourth.

At No. 2 in driving accuracy and 70th in strokes gained putting, Furyk should be able to give himself lots of birdie tries and is a strong pick to at least make the cut, which he’s done at this event four years running.

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