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Jhonattan Vegas defends at RBC Canadian Open

By Mike Randleman

OAKVILLE, ON - JULY 30: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela poses with the trophy following the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 30, 2017 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
OAKVILLE, ON - JULY 30: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela poses with the trophy following the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 30, 2017 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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OAKVILLE, ON – JULY 30: Sam Saunders of the United States plays his shot from the 11th tee during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 30, 2017 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

Saunders’ 1st win delayed

Much was made this weekend about Sam Saunders getting into contention. Arnold Palmer’s grandson started the day three off the lead in search of his first career PGA TOUR win.

Oh yeah, it was also his 30th birthday. Oh yeah, it was also Arnold Palmer day in honor of the King’s first PGA TOUR win at the Canadian Open in 1955.

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The confluence of events had television executives and scribes licking their chops for the Taylor Made, I mean tailor-made, storyline.

He bore the weight of the moment well with a three-under start to his first six holes. He quickly ran out of adrenaline, going without a birdie in his next eight holes en route to falling 15 spots to a tie for 19th.

Still, it’s the third top-20 finish of the season for a guy who hasn’t been able to keep his PGA TOUR card. He jumped up seven spots to No. 136 in the FedEx Cup with a chance to make a playoff push in August. His storybook moment could still be on the way.

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