Hughes finishes as top Canadian at Open Championship

Canadian Mackenzie Hughes wrapped up a successful 152nd Open Championship with a 3-under par 68 Sunday at Royal Troon.

The Dundas, Ont., native made seven birdies compared to four bogeys in his final round and finished in a tie for 16th at 2-over, 11 shots back of winner Xander Schauffele, who picked apart Troon en route to a 6-under 65 and his second major title of 2024. Schauffele, having won the PGA Championship at Valhalla in May, closed out the week at 9-under.

Sunday was a vast improvement over a 4-over Saturday for Hughes and the rest of the field where weather conditions made scoring next to impossible. 

This was Hughes' third time at The Open Championship. He finished tied for sixth at Royal St. George's in 2021 and missed the cut in 2022 at The Old Course. 

Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., was the only other Canadian to make the cut at Royal Troon. He also closed out his week with a 3-under Round 4 to get him to 5-over for the week, putting him in a tie for 25th at the conclusion of play.

Hughes and Conners were two of four Canadians in the field at The Open, joining Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin, who each missed the cut. Taylor finished 8-over for the week and Hadwin was two shots behind at 10-over.

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