Canadian Open

McIlroy heads to the US Open having won the RBC Canadian Open for a second time and secured his 21st PGA Tour title; England's Justin Rose finishes tied fourth ...

McIlroy missed a close-range birdie chance at the 15th and failed to get up and down from the greenside bunker to save par at the 16th, where Thomas scrambled a three to grab a share of the lead, only for the four-time winner to respond with a close-range birdie at the par-four next. A 40-foot birdie at the 12th was a sixth in seven holes for McIlroy to briefly move him three ahead with six to play, only for him to miss from three feet at the par-three next and see his lead cut to one again when Thomas birdied the 14th. Thomas went on a four-birdie run from the sixth to get to 14 under, while Finau match the PGA champion's birdies at the ninth to join Clark in a three-way tie for second, as McIlroy got up and down from a greenside bunker to pick up a shot on the same hole and reach the turn two ahead.

Somehow, the post-round interview from his 21st PGA Tour win was even better than the win itself. The finale in Canada was a resounding answer to this week's ...

Congratulations, Rory—well done! He finished top 15 from tee to green and in driving distance, both of which will be massive next week as he tries for his second major of both the season and his career. T18. Scottie Scheffler (-7): The Masters champion had one bad day (he shot 1 over on Saturday and faded hard going into the last day). Like J.T., there are still positives to take away. 3. Justin Thomas (-15): It was much of the same for J.T. as it was for Finau. The PGA Championship winner gained over four strokes per round on the week and finished five shots ahead of the T7s, and it felt like he never really had a chance on Sunday. Still, he'll go to The Country Club next week looking for his second straight major, and I'm not sure his confidence has ever been higher. Finau and Thomas both shot that number to McIlroy's 62, and Finau made a monster putt at the last to do so. Nobody knows how the next few years are going to go or who's going to win the tussle for regular season supremacy between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. Those organizations will be embroiled in that battle for a long time. He also noted that he now has 21 PGA Tour wins, which is "one more than someone else." LIV Golf is a rival to the PGA Tour and one that has a lot of folks concerned. He hit seven approaches (all from over 100 yards) inside 5 feet and lost strokes putting on a day in which he he shot 62. Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas put on an absolute show during a week when the PGA Tour desperately needed it at the 2022 RBC Canadian Open. McIlroy shot 62 to finish at 19 under, defeating Tony Finau by two strokes and Justin Thomas by three. The finale in Canada was a resounding answer to this week's LIV Golf debut event in London, which garnered momentum and handed out $25 million to its 48-player field on Saturday after the first of eight 54-hole events. McIlroy, who played with Thomas and Finau in the final threesome, came out of the gates completely on fire.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy earns his 21st PGA Tour win with his victory Sunday at RBC Canadian Open, which was held for first time since 2019.

Finau knocked in a 40-footer for birdie on the last to finish at 17 under. Justin Rose made a run at a sub-par 60 round and was actually 11 under through 15 holes and three pars away from a 59. And he shot 29 over the front nine – the first 29 on either the front or back nine in his career. He finished at 15 under. In 2019, McIlroy closed with a 61 to win the Canadian Open by seven shots. It was the first time in 15 attempts that he defended a title.

Rory McIlroy won the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday, closing with an 8-under 62 to win a wild race to the finish with Justin Thomas and Tony Finau at St.

"I never shot 59 before, so it would have been a lovely footnote on the week." He bogeyed the 16th, hit to 2 feet on 17 for birdie, then went over the green on 18 and missed an 18-foot par putt. "But right now I just want to enjoy this and focus on this." I went out with a lead and had to shoot 8-under par to get the job done. "I feel like it's getting tougher and tougher to win on the PGA Tour," McIlroy said. McIlroy had his first title defense on the PGA Tour, even if he had to wait for it.

The golf displayed by the trio—along with others such as Justin Rose, who shot a Sunday 60 despite three bogeys, including one at the final hole—made McIlroy ...

A pitch-in for birdie from the rough at the sixth and a gap wedge on the seventh to three feet. Interestingly, McIlroy carries just two wedges aside from his pitching wedge, a 54- and 60-degree, but he used them well enough to rank second for the week in scrambling. A 27-footer for birdie at the first, an iron from 196 yards to four feet at the fourth.

The Irish golfer took home his second consecutive victory at the Canadian Open and added a nice paycheck in the process.

Ryan Moore, 277/-3 Justin Lower, 277/-3 Nick Hardy, 277/-3 Adam Hadwin, 277/-3 Ryan Armour, 277/-3 That money is a bit less than some of the higher-end tournaments and golf majors, but still a hefty sum nonetheless.