“The drought is over!” – When PGA Tour radio made a special call to celebrate Nick Taylor’s winning putt at 2023 RBC Canadian Open

By Rohit Yadav

Modified May 28, 2024 12:33 GMT

RBC Canadian Open - Final Round — Nick Taylor of Canada after winning the RBC Canadian Open (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Nick Taylor of Canada won the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, ending the long drought for Canada in the process. The 2024 edition of the RBC Canadian Open is just around the corner after the conclusion of the Charles Schwab Challenge. The tournament will be held at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ancaster, Ontario, from May 30 to June 2, 2024.

Last year, Nick Taylor became the first Canadian to win the RBC Canadian Open since Pat Fletcher in 1954, ending a 69-year-old drought for homegrown champions. He won the tournament with a 72-foot eagle on the fourth playoff hole against Tommy Fleetwood at Oakdale Golf & Country Club.

The PGA Tour radio then made a special announcement to celebrate the monumental occasion. It said:

"Swing of the putter comes up with some speed now up the rise for the eagle. For the win. The drought is over. The drought is over. Nick Taylor was Eagle the 2023 RBC Canadian Open champion. History. History. He's an icon now in this country."

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Talking about Nick Taylor's win, Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum had then said (via PGA Tour):

"It's everything. It's that other bookend to (Brooke Henderson’s CPKC Women’s Open) win. Brooke and Nick Taylor are going to be connected together now, having Canadian Open wins together over the last five years. It’s a moment we’ve been waiting for (for) so long."

Notable Canadian golfers like Adam Hadwin, Corey Conners and Mike Weir were present at the event to witness Nick Taylor's historic win. Hadwin said that the win is comparable to Mike Weir's 2003 Masters victory.

After winning the tournament, Nick Taylor said (via PGA Tour):

"I think it's a tournament that we've circled on our calendar since probably junior golf. But ever since I've been on the PGA TOUR, this is one that we want to do as well as we can in, and the crowd support was the most unbelievable thing I will probably ever experience in my life. To break that curse, if you want to call it … I'm pretty speechless."

Taylor also ended his own title drought as he won a tournament after three years. His last victory before the tournament came at the 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Nick Taylor's best performances

Nick Taylor has had five wins in his professional career after he turned professional in 2010. Taylor's first PGA Tour victory came at Sanderson Farms Championship in 2014 over Jason Bohn and Boo Weekley by two strokes. He also won the 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by four strokes over Kevin Streelman.

The 36-year-old's latest win came at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open in playoffs with Charley Hoffman. He has also been a runner-up in the 2023 WM Phoenix Open to Scottie Scheffler.

Let's take a look at the best performances of Nick Taylor since 2010: