RBC CANADIAN OPEN

June 14, 2026

Sudarshan Yellamaraju

TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course)

Quick Quotes

Q. Congratulations on a really solid performance, your third top 10 of the season, I believe, and low Canadian at the National Open. How does that feel?

SUDARSHAN YELLAMARAJU: Yeah, it feels good, for sure. Obviously going into the week it was like you have that little bit of added pressure being at the Canadian Open and for me being pretty close to home and stuff like that. I just kind of tried to keep trying to tell myself to play the best that I could and just fight until the very end, which was pretty much what I did.

Q. Obviously you're playing in the U.S. Open in just a few days, how important was it for you to get a solid outcome this week and maybe carry it over to next week's major?

SUDARSHAN YELLAMARAJU: Yeah, it feels good. I know obviously next week's going to be a completely different course, so to be fair, I know matter kind of how I played I knew next week I still have to go adjust to completely different conditions. But it feels good to have a good result, it does help with the confidence and momentum, but like I said, next week's a completely different beast for sure.

Q. As you're well aware, Golf Canada has a goal of having 30 professionals in the LPGA and PGA TOURs by 2032. You're in that sweet spot age-wise, you're on track obviously, but so is Justin Matthews, who had a great showing as an amateur this week, Matthew Anderson as well. How does it feel to be part of that cohort sort of the next wave of great Canadian golfers?

SUDARSHAN YELLAMARAJU: Yeah, I mean, we've all, we're kind of just trying to push ourselves, each other, when we're playing, when we're on the team, we're playing back at home. We're trying to keep pushing ourselves to try to keep getting better and I think we keep cheering each other one even when we're maybe not there in person or watching kind of from afar. So it was cool to see a lot of Canadians make the cut this week and then I saw on the leaderboard that with Matthew and Justin, really playing some good golf and trying, almost having a chance to win. So that was pretty cool to see. I was just trying my best to actually almost keep up with them.

Q. The low Canadian this week, that's an amazing feat. I'm sure you're excited about that. As a Canadian, what was your experience like on the 14th Rink hole?

SUDARSHAN YELLAMARAJU: Yeah, it was pretty cool. In the first day it was in the morning, so I didn't really have too many people, but it was still whoever was there kind of was cheering me on. Then the last three days each day, every day with the National Anthem and then just it was pretty cool. I mean, this is kind of one of the few weeks that or probably the week that I've had a lot of people cheering me on rather than maybe the other players in my group. So, yeah, it was a pretty cool experience.

Q. Can you talk about what you might have learned this week, maybe not so much about golf, but maybe more about yourself?

SUDARSHAN YELLAMARAJU: Yeah, this week obviously with the Canadian Open and me being at home as much as I want to try to avoid the pressure and stuff like that, it will be a little bit on me. But I think it kind of provides some extra motivation and some boost in energy to try to play the best that I could this week. Yeah, it says, I mean, I had a good finish at THE PLAYERS as well, that's another big event, so this is also another big event as well. So to be able to play well with the pressure and whatever it is, definitely I know I can do it and I'm just trying to get to that next step and try to contend to have a chance to win.

Q. How would you describe on your own the weather conditions today?

SUDARSHAN YELLAMARAJU: Yeah, it was tough. The wind wasn't as much, but then you had the rain and then the cold and then also with all the extra stuff of dealing with the umbrella and a towels and whatnot. So, yeah, apart from the golf, all that other stuff, so, yeah, I think I managed it pretty decently today, and that I fought until the very end.