OAKVILLE, Ontario -- Jim Furyk's first two RBC Canadian Open titles came at Hamilton Golf and Country Club and Angus Glen Golf Club's North Course, respectively. Furyk goes for No. 3 this week at Glen Abbey Golf Club in suburban Toronto.

Furyk picked up his second consecutive Canadian title a year ago, when he outlasted Vijay Singh by a stroke. Singh won the tournament in 2004, the last time this event was at Glen Abbey.

Both players are in the field this week, returning to North America after playing in last week's Open Championship. Furyk tied for fifth, while Singh missed the cut.

The RBC Canadian Open dates to 1904, with the tournament not held during the war years of 1914-18 and 1943-44.

A year ago, Jim Furyk came from the Open Championship and won the RBC Canadian Open, making history in the process. His second consecutive victory at the event, a one-stroke win over Vijay Singh, made him the first back-to-back winner at this event since Jim Ferrier in 1950 and 1951.

"I really feel like you should always come back and defend your championship," Furyk said. "I had a lot of people thank me for coming back this week, which to me is kind of like, I appreciate it, but I feel like it's thanking me for something that you should do, if that makes sense. So I will come back. I haven't been to Glen Abbey in quite a few years, so I look forward to going back."

Jim Furyk took only seven strokes all week on the par-3 fourth hole, with three birdies and a hole-in-one in the final round. The hole-in-one was from 209 yards with a 5-iron. The last player to win a PGA Tour event and post an ace in the same event was Mark Hensby in 2004 at the John Deere Classic.

Jim Furyk is searching for his first victory of the 2008 season, but he has notched six top-10s in 19 starts, including a tie for second at the WGC-CA Championship, a tie for third at the AT&T National and a tie for fifth at last week's Open. He has at least one win in each of his last three seasons and victories in nine of his last 10 campaigns.

The RBC Canadian Open returns to Glen Abbey Golf Club for the first time since Vijay Singh's victory over Mike Weir in a playoff in 2004. Singh overcame two triple bogeys during the course of the week and birdied the 72nd hole to force the playoff and ultimately win. Singh's victory was in the middle of a streak of six wins in eight starts. Later that season, Singh moved to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

The par-4 14th hole at Glen Abbey surrendered just 24 birdies in 2004 and had 158 bogeys or worse during the four rounds.

The RBC Canadian Open has not had a wire-to-wire winner since Lee Trevino in 1977. Last year, Hunter Mahan opened with a 9-under 62 to take the first-round lead. He ultimately tied for fifth. Since Trevino's four-stroke victory over Peter Oosterhuis, the margin of victory at the RBC Canadian Open has been three strokes or less every year.

The 2008 RBC Canadian Open is one of just five events remaining before the beginning of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup. With 25,000 points on the line and 4,500 going to the winner, the RBC Canadian Open will once again offer players great opportunities to earn points in the Regular Season and work toward a spot in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, beginning with The Barclays in August.

Last year, Jim Furyk jumped from No. 6 to No. 3 in the standings and competed in all four Playoff events, carding top-15s in both the BMW Championship and The Tour Championship. The win also helped solidify Furyk's position on his fourth consecutive Presidents Cup team in September.

For the 24th time in history, Glen Abbey Golf Club is hosting the RBC Canadian Open. The Jack Nicklaus-designed course has hosted the event more than any other Canadian Course.

In the history of the RBC Canadian Open, 16 players have won more than one title. Leo Diegel leads the way with four victories (1924-25, 1928-29), followed by a trio of players -- Tommy Armour, Sam Snead and Lee Trevino -- with three wins each. This week, Jim Furyk, the tournament's two-time defending champion, looks to join Armour, Snead and Trevino.

By picking up a tie for sixth at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, Kenny Perry moved within 1,871 points of leader Tiger Woods in the FedExCup standings. Woods is sidelined for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink and Anthony Kim round out the top five.

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