Who to watch: RBC Canadian Open

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Jul. 23, 2008

There are five players in the RBC Canadian Open who are in the Top 30 in FedExCup points, and all five are worth watching.

	PLAYER: Anthony Kim \| POSITION: 5th Kim is as hot as any golfer in the world with the exception of Kenny Perry, who is not in the field. He has scored more points than all but two other players in the past eight weeks, which follows up an eight-week period in which he scored more points than all other players. MORE: 2008 stats \| 2008 results \| Profile
	PLAYER: Jim Furyk \| POSITION: 13th Furyk is the two-time defending champion and is coming off his two best finishes of the year; a tie for fifth at AT&T National and a tie for fifth at the British Open. Last year, Furyk had 5 top 5s in 7 events in this stretch of the season. MORE: 2008 stats \| 2008 results \| Profile
	PLAYER: Jeff Quinney and Sean O'Hair \| POSITION: 21st and 24th Quinney and O'Hair have struggled of late, but good early-season play has kept them in the hunt. Quinney in particular is in need of a made cut - he has missed the last three, and he missed five in a row in July and August of last year. MORE QUINNEY: 2008 stats \| 2008 results \| Profile MORE O'HAIR: 2008 stats \| 2008 results \| Profile
	PLAYER: Stephen Ames \| POSITION: 25th Ames hasn't missed a cut since January and has three top 10s in his last five starts. That puts him among the top 20 in average points per start for the year. MORE: 2008 stats \| 2008 results \| Profile

Several players in the field made big moves in the last four weeks of the Regular Season in 2007 and are hoping to do so again.

	PLAYER: Ryan Palmer \| POSITION: 145th Palmer used his tie for third at this event last year and a solid finish at the Wyndham Championship to go from 189th to 133rd, a gain of 56 positions and a tee time in the Playoffs. MORE: 2008 stats \| 2008 results \| Profile
	PLAYER: Steve Flesch \| POSITION: 103rd Flesch had a win at the '07 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open combined with made cuts at the RBC Canadian Open and PGA Championship, which moved him up 51 spots, from 132nd to 81st. MORE: 2008 stats \| 2008 results \| Profile
	PLAYER: Jeff Overton \| POSITION: 135th Overton, on the strength of his tie for second at the '07 Wyndham Championship, climbed 49 spots, from 158th to 111th. MORE: 2008 stats \| 2008 results \| Profile
	PLAYER: Kevin Stadler \| POSITION: 87th Stadler moved up 49 spots as well, from 154th to 105th, based on his tie for second at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open and his tie for seventh at the Wyndham Championship. Along with Palmer, Stadler also earned a ticket to the Playoffs in his final month of play. MORE: 2008 stats \| 2008 results \| Profile
	PLAYER: Tim Petrovic \| POSITION: 71st Petrovic went from 124th to 82nd, a jump of 42 spots, with three made cuts in three starts, including a tie for second at the Wyndham Championship. MORE: 2008 stats \| 2008 results \| Profile