Matteo Manassero is 18 holes away from penning the next great chapter in his golf comeback at the 2025 RBC Canadian Open.
Manassero, a former golf prodigy who once bottomed out of pro golf, shares the 54-hole lead at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley with Ryan Fox. A win on Sunday would be Manassero’s first-career PGA Tour title and would mark the latest step in his steady climb back from rock bottom. After crashing out, Manassero had to start his climb on the third-tier Alps Tour, where he won in 2020. He moved up to the Challenge Tour and won two more times in 2023 before recording his first DP World Tour win in 11 years at the Jonsson Workwear Open last year.
Now on the PGA Tour, Manassero hopes to capture some Sunday magic in Canada to earn his first career win on the American circuit, along with a two-year exemption and invitations to the Masters and PGA Championship.
It won’t be easy for Manassero to get across the line, though.
There is a whole pack of contenders within four shots of him, including Shane Lowry and Cameron Young.
Matteo Manassero makes birdie to tie lead in Canada
There’s a $9.8 million purse up for grabs in Canada, with the winner taking home $1.76 million.
2025 RBC Canadian Open purse: Payout breakdown, winner’s share
WIN: $1.76 million
2: $1.0682 million
3: $676,200
4: $480,200
5: $401,800
6: $355,250
7: $330,750
8: $306,250
9: $286,650
10: $267,050
11: $247,450
12: $227,850
13: $208,250
14: $188,650
15: $178,850
16: $169,050
17: $159,250
18: $149,450
19: $139,650
20: $129,850
21: $120,050
22: $110,250
23: $102,410
24: $94,570
25: $86,730
26: $78,890
27: $75,950
28: $73,010
29: $70,070
30: $67,130
31: $64,190
32: $61,250
33: $58,310
34: $55,860
35: $53,410
36: $50,960
37: $48,510
38: $46,550
39: $44,590
40: $42,630
41: $40,670
42: $38,710
43: $36,750
44: $34,790
45: $32,830
46: $30,870
47: $28,910
48: $27,342
49: $25,970
50: $25,186
51: $24,598
52: $24,010
53: $23,618
54: $23,226
55: $23,030
56: $22,834
57: $22,638
58: $22,442
59: $22,246
60: $22,050
61: $21,854
62: $21,658
63: $21,462
64: $21,266
65: $21,070
66: $20,874
67: $20,678
68: $20,482
69: $20,286
70: $20,090
71: $19,894
72: $19,698