{"id":48572,"date":"2022-06-13T12:12:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T12:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rory-mcilroy-defends-title-at-rbc-canadian-open\/"},"modified":"2022-06-13T12:12:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T12:12:22","slug":"rory-mcilroy-defends-title-at-rbc-canadian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rory-mcilroy-defends-title-at-rbc-canadian-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy defends title at RBC Canadian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After what was a wild and \u201cunfortunate\u201d week for golf, Rory McIlroy survived a star-studded field in Toronto on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

McIlroy posted a final-round 62 at St. George’s Golf and Country Club to successfully defend his title and claim the RBC Canadian Open.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt’s incredible. Playing with Tony [Finau] and JT [Justin Thomas] today, two of the top players in the world, and all of us playing the way we did, \u201dMcIlroy said on CBS. “I think the worst score was 6-under par. This is a day I’ll remember for a long, long time. “<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

McIlroy, who has been perhaps the loudest critic of the LIV Golf Invitational Series, couldn’t help but throw in a shot at the controversial golf league’s CEO Greg Norman.<\/p>\n

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\u201c21st PGA Tour win, one more than someone else,” he said. “That gave me a little extra incentive today. Really happy to get that done. “<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

McIlroy led nearly the entire way Sunday after he started with a share of the lead with Tony Finau. He made five birdies on the front nine, and then started his back nine with three straight birdies to get to 8-under on the day.<\/p>\n

Yet a bogey at the par-3 13th opened the door for the rest of the field, and McIlroy lost his lead briefly at the 16th after he landed in the bunker on the par-3 and then narrowly missed his par putt. Justin Thomas saved his par of him, which sent them to the 17th tied up at 17-under on the week.<\/p>\n

That’s when McIlroy’s wedge game again came in handy. McIlroy landed his approach on the 17th just 2 feet from the hole from 125 yards out, which set up a tap-in birdie to get back to 18-under.<\/p>\n

Thomas, on the other hand, missed his par putt and dropped back down, which resulted in a two-shot swing and gave McIlroy a two-shot lead headed into the final hole. It marked Thomas’ first bogey in 34 holes.<\/p>\n

McIlroy birdied the 18th to take his two-shot win.<\/p>\n

The win marked the 21st of McIlroy’s career and his second this season, following his victory at The CJ Cup. He has eight top-25 finishes on the season, including a runner-up finish at The Masters and an eighth-place finish at the PGA Championship. McIlroy is fourth in the FedExCup standings.<\/p>\n