There are 29 golfers tied for 18th or better after 36 holes in Toronto who are not in the U.S. Open field. A win would get them in.

It was an inauspicious start to Friday’s round for Matthieu Pavon. Pavon jumped on the radar of tour fans last year when the Frenchman captured the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open and finished third at Pebble Beach the following week.

The RBC Canadian Open is in full swing at TPC Toronto in Caledon, Ontario, and it’s already delivering major surprises. Set to conclude on Sunday, June 8, the tournament has seen some unexpected twists, none bigger than the rise of a late entrant to the top of the leaderboard.