RBC Canadian Open: Pair of PGA Tour Pros Make History [Video]

The first round of the RBC Canadian Open is in the books, and it couldn’t have gone better. Cristobal del Solar and Thorbjorn Olesen went really low on the score to set a new first-round record for the event.

The Chilean and the Norwegian are tied for first place after 18 holes at 9-under 61. This not only sets a new record for the first round, but also puts them just one stroke shy of the event all-time record set by Carl Petterson in 2010 and later tied by Justin Rose in 2022, both at St. George’s.

“I was just trying to hit good shots.” Del Solar said. “I was just trying to stay in the present and have fun. That’s what I was trying to do…I just want to go and execute each shot.”

“I think everyone kind of sometimes gets ahead themselves and thinking of the result or whatever. You just want to go out …