McIlroy ninth as Taylor clinches wild Canadian Open triumph

World No.44 becomes first home winner since 1954 with a stunning 72-foot eagle putt to beat Tommy Fleetwood in a gripping Toronto playoff 

OH CANADA: Nick Taylor of Canada celebrates with his caddie after making an eagle putt on the 4th playoff hole to win the RBC Canadian Open at Oakdale Golf & Country Club. Pic: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images

Rory McIlroy had to content himself with a third-straight top 10 finish as he saw the RBC Canadian Open title he has retained since 2019 pass into Canadian hands for the first time in 69 years.

Nick Taylor become the first Canuck to win his home open since 1954 in wild scenes at Oakdale Golf and Country Club, sealing the triumph with a quite staggering 72-foot putt to see off Tommy Fleetwood on the fourth hole of a sudden death playoff.