Four of the world's top 10 ranked PGA professionals and 15 Canadians are among the confirmed field for next week's RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club. A world class field including sixth ranked Matt Kuchar, world No. 7 Graeme McDowell, reigning FedEx Cup champion and world No. 8 Brandt Snedeker and ninth ranked Luke Donald will be joined by Ernie Els, Charl Schwartzel, Bubba Watson, Hunter Mahan and Dustin Johnson. Defending champion Scott Piercy will be among nine past winners of the event including Sean O'Hair, Nathan Green, Vijay Singh and two-time champion Jim Furyk. Two members of Canada's National Amateur Team have been handed tournament exemptions bringing the number of Canadians in the field to 15. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., the top ranked amateur in Canada, and Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., will be taking part in their first ever Canadian Open. They will be joined by Canadian PGA Tour pros Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., Brad Fritsch of Manotick, Ont., Stephen Ames of Calgary and Mike Weir of Bright's Grove, Ont. Other Canadians set to compete include Kevin Carrigan of Victoria, winner of the 2012 Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship; recently crowned 2013 PGA Championship of Canada winner Bryn Parry of Vancouver; and Brian Hadley of Sarnia, Ont. who earned an exemption after winning the Ontario Regional Qualifier. Rounding out the list of Canadians will be five recently announced exemptions including Web.com Tour players Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C. and Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C. as well as up and coming Team Canada graduates Eugene Wong of Vancouver, Albin Choi of Toronto, and Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont. They will all be looking to become the first Canadian since Pat Fletcher in 1954 to win Canada's National Open title. Three addtional exemptions will be handed out Sunday night following the conclusion of the PGA Tour Canada Players Cup. The top three players on the Order of Merit at that time will make their way to Glen Abbey as well. The final four exemptions will then be awarded following Monday's Final Qualifier at Heron Point Golf Links near Hamilton, Ont. In all, 156 players will compete for the US$5.6 million purse when Canada's National Open Championship returns to Glen Abbey for a record 26th time.