In just his second appearance at the PGA’s Canadian Open, Merritt golfer Roger Sloan went the full four rounds to finish in a nine-way tie for 52nd place and earn a $12,805 payday.

Sloan, who was one of just four Canadians to make the 36-hole cut, shot rounds of 71-71-72-72 for a 72-hole score of two-under-par 286 at the Glen Abbey Golf and Country Club in Oakville, Ont.

Also at 286 was last year’s Canadian Open champion, Scott Piercy from Las Vegas, Nev.

This year’s RBC Canadian Open winner was Brandt Snedeker from Nashville, Tenn. The 32-year-old PGA tour veteran fired a third round 63 and never looked back in coasting to a three-shot victory at 16-under-par 272.

The only Canadians to finish ahead of Sloan at this year’s Open were Brampton, Ont.’s David Hearn (284) and former Master’s winner Mike Weir (285) from Bright’s Grove, Ont.

“I was very pleased with the weekend,” Sloan said on Monday from Pittsburgh where he is busy preparing for the web.com Tour’s Mylan Classic. “I just focused on playing my game against some of the world’s best [golfers].”

It was Sloan’s first time playing at Glen Abbey, which has hosted the Canadian Open an eye-popping 26 times.

“It was a great golf course,” he said. “There were some holes that really put a premium on driving. At the same time, there were some par fives that, if you could take advantage of them, you could post a really good score out there.”

Sloan was most pleased with how he handled the pressure of performing in front of a boisterous home crowd.

“There was definitely some tension out there – being a Canadian in our national Open. I thought I dealt with it quite well.”

Sloan went on to add, “Canadians really are the best golf fans in the world, and to be out there with the crowd rooting for you is a special feeling.”

After Pittsburgh, Sloan will take a week off to get married to his very own Texas belle – Casey McAnelly from Houston – before returning to the web.com Tour for the final two stops on the regular schedule.

Sloan has played 15 events on the web.com Tour this year, posting two top-10 finishes and picking up $51,573 in total earnings.