Canadian Open: Rory McIlroy left trailing after one-over par opening round in first tournament since PGA Championship

5 June 2025, 16:06 | Updated: 6 June 2025, 06:28

Rory McIlroy was left 10 shots off the lead at the Canadian Open after shooting a stuttering one-over par opening round on Thursday.

Playing his first tournament since a disappointing showing at the PGA Championship last month, McIlroy recovered from a slow start with three successive birdies around the turn to move under par, but bogeyed his last two holes to post 71.

McIlroy was among the early starters, but by the time the rest of the field had completed their rounds, he was left trailing co-leaders Thorbjorn Olesen and Cristobal Del Solar by 10 strokes, as they each shot 61.

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