Golf

Nick Taylor's putter-toss logo to become permanent icon for Canadian Open

Nick Taylor will now always be linked with the Canadian Open after Golf Canada made Taylor's silhouette a permanent part of the tournament's logo on Friday morning, including adding it to the championship trophy.

In 2023, Abbotsford, B.C., native was 1st Canadian in 69 years to win the tourney

 Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., reacts after winning the Canadian Open championship on the fourth playoff hole against Tommy Fleetwood in Toronto on June 11, 2023.
The revised logo for Canada's men's golf championship was originally rolled out as a one-year tribute to Nick Taylor's 72-foot putt that won the 2023 edition of the tournament in a playoff against England's Tommy Fleetwood. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press/File)

Nick Taylor will now always be linked with the Canadian Open.

Golf Canada made Taylor's silhouette a permanent part of the Canadian Open's logo on Friday morning, including adding it to the championship trophy.

Taylor was surprised with the news at his home in Abbotsford, B.C., by Golf Canada staff.

The revised logo for Canada's men's championship was originally rolled out as a one-year tribute to Taylor's 72-foot putt that won the 2023 edition of the tournament in a playoff with England's Tommy Fleetwood.

The logo has Taylor's silhouette in the "I" of the word Canadian, with his putter hanging in the air after he tossed it in celebration.

The putter-toss logo was universally well received and was named the PGA Tour's best marketing initiative for 2024 as part of the circuit's season-ending meetings in Orlando earlier this week.

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