“Luckily, I brought my passport” – Cameron Champ makes feelings clear on wild turn from 8th alternate to RBC Canadian Open frontrunner

Cameron Champ got real on a wild turn from the 8th alternate to RBC Canadian Open frontrunner. Champ was the eighth alternate in the RBC Canadian Open pre-tournament field, and after two rounds, the golfer sat atop the leaderboard with 12-under.

Following the second round, Champ joined the post-tournament press conference at the TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, where he was asked if he had predicted that he would be in the tournament and come so far. The golfer replied (via ASAP Sports):

“I definitely didn't think I was getting in, especially at 8. I know the deadline, some guys will withdraw over the weekend, something like that, but 8, I was like, yeah, probably not getting in. Luckily, I actually brought my passport. I don't know why I brought it. I was like, you know, I'm just going to bring it in case, for whatever reason, not even thinking about the tournament. So it all worked out nicely.”

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Champ will play the third and fourth rounds on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, respectively.

When will Cameron Champ and others play the third round of the RBC Canadian Open?

Cameron Champ paired up with Andrew Putnam on the first tee at 1:50 p.m. for the third round of the RBC Canadian Open. Before them, Thorbjorn Olesen and Richard Lee will start at 1:40 p.m. Carson Young and Hayden Springer will play at 8 a.m. on the same tee. Here's the full list of tee times and pairings for Day 3 of the RBC Canadian Open:

Tee No. 1

8:00 a.m. – Carson Young and Hayden Springer

8:10 a.m. – Ben Silverman and Alex Smalley

8:20 a.m. – Mark Hubbard and Zac Blair

8:30 a.m. – Paul Waring and Max McGreevy

8:40 a.m. – Taylor Montgomery and Tyler Mawhinney (a)

8:50 a.m. – Chandler Phillips and Ryo Hisatsune

9:00 a.m. – Vince Whaley and Robert MacIntyre

9:15 a.m. – Charley Hoffman and Lanto Griffin

9:25 a.m. – Trevor Cone and Noah Goodwin

9:35 a.m. -Nate Lashley and Antoine Rozner

9:45 a.m. – Harry Hall and Emiliano Grillo

9:55 a.m. – Ludvig Aberg and Thomas Detry

10:05 a.m. – Justin Lower and Davis Riley

10:15 a.m. – Kevin Roy and Henrik Norlander

10:30 a.m. – Corey Conners and Steven Fisk

10:40 a.m. – Paul Peterson and Adam Schenk

10:50 a.m. – Rico Hoey and Matthew Anderson

11:00 a.m. – Jeremy Paul and Dylan Wu

11:10 a.m. – Adam Hadwin and Patrick Fishburn

11:20 a.m. – Jackson Suber and Wyndham Clark

11:30 a.m. – Keith Mitchell and Byeong Hun An

11:45 a.m. – Lee Hodges and Mackenzie Hughes

11:55 a.m. – Jesper Svensson, and Beau Hossler

12:05 p.m. – David Skinns, and Trey Mullinax

12:15 p.m. – Kevin Yu and Peter Malnati

12:25 p.m. – Taylor Pendrith and Cameron Young

12:35 p.m. – Matt McCarty and John Pak

12:45 p.m. – Danny Willett and Rasmus Højgaard

1:00 p.m. – Sam Burns and Matteo Manassero

1:10 p.m. – Shane Lowry and Cristobal Del Solar

1:20 p.m. – Ryan Fox and Jake Knapp

1:30 p.m. – Nick Taylor and Victor Perez

1:40 p.m. – Thorbjorn Olesen and Richard Lee

1:50 p.m. – Cameron Champ and Andrew Putnam

( All times in ET)

About the author

Suchita Chakraborty is a senior golf writer at Sportskeeda. She did her post-graduation at St. Xavier's University. For a year now, she has developed a riveting inclination toward golf, with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy being her top-tier motivational figures to indulge in the sport. She even lives by the words of the Hall of Famer, "You can always become better", which impels her to excel every day. Her strong suit in golf is covering the LPGA Tour, especially the nooks and crannies of the international event, the Solheim Cup. As a pastime amusement, Suchita also engages herself in reading about golf controversies. Her favorite pick is ‘LIV and Let Die’ by Alan Shipnuck, which covers the PGA-LIV beef.

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