Rory McIlroy retains Canadian Open title with two-shot win 

Back-to-back wins in Toronto for McIlroy

Rory McIlroy: Shot a final round of 62 to win by two shots.  Picture: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP

Rory McIlroy won the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday and gave the PGA Tour a strong response to the start of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational, closing with an 8-under 62 to win a wild race to the finish with Justin Thomas and Tony Finau.

McIlroy had his first title defence on the PGA Tour, even if he had to wait for it. He won golf’s fourth-oldest national open in 2019 at Hamilton Golf & Country Club, only for the the Covid-19 pandemic to cancel the next two editions.