The big names in this week’s RBC Canadian Open mostly are entered after playing last week’s Open Championship on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. The obvious question, then, is how they handle another busy week on top of the travel. Additionally, the top pick, Matt Kuchar, went through a wringer last weekend in the final pairing with Jordan Spieth, having the lead briefly on the back nine before Spieth roared back with three birdies and an eagle. The thought here is that Kuchar should be OK. This is his first event in North America since the U.S. Open in mid-June, he’s only played twice since then, both in the U.K., and anyway, flying west is the easier direction. Kuchar hasn’t had a bad event since missing the cut at the TPC in May. Since then he’s been ninth in the Nelson, 12th in the Dean & Deluca, fourthin the Memorial, 16th in the U.S. Open, fourth in the Scottish Open, and then runner-up at Royal Birkdale. Not a bad run. Additionally, he has the best record of anyone in the field in the Canadian Open over the last eight years, with top-10 finishes the last four years in a row.

The Canadian includes 21 other players who were in the British Open last week, including top contenders Dustin Johnson and Charley Hoffman. Third pick Brandt Snedeker was entered in the British, then walked off the practice tee Wednesday and withdrew after experiencing a problem with inflamed cartilage in his ribs. Johnson has eased off his fabulous start to the season with two missed cuts and a British Open finish outside the top 50 in his last three appearances.

The Canadian is being played at Glen Abbey in southern Ontario this year, just southwest of Toronto, and among the players whose performance profile indicates a good fit for the course are Chad Campbell, Canadian Adam Hadwin, John Huh, Johnson, and Kuchar. The top statistics in terms of correlation with a good finish at Glen Abbey are scrambling and greens in regulation.