As we are 48 hours away from the first Canadian Open in men’s golf in three years because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was some rather big news in Canadian golf on Tuesday. According to Bob Weeks of TSN, Canadian golfer Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, who played 12 seasons on the PGA Tour from 2007 to 2020, announced his retirement from the PGA Tour at the age of 40.
A major reason for the retirement came down to injuries. DeLaet has been dealing with back issues over the last few years and was just playing with a significant amount of pain.
DeLaet never had any victories on the PGA Tour, but finished second thrice. He finished second behind 2013 Masters champion Adam Scott of Australia at the 2013 Barclays Championship in Jersey City, New Jersey, Scott Stallings at the 2014 Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, and Kevin Stadler at the 2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open.
In 2013, DeLaet represented the International Team at the prestigious Presidents Cup in Dublin, Ohio, and played the most impressive golf of his career. During the tournament, he teamed up with 2015 PGA Championship winner Jason Day of Australia to win two fourball matches. DeLaet and Day first beat Hunter Mahan and Brandt Snedeker 1up, and then beat three-time major champion Jordan Spieth and Steve Striker 2up. DeLaet also bet Spieth 1up in singles action. Spieth went on to win the 2015 Masters, 2015 United States Open, and 2017 British Open.
