CALEDON, Ontario – The Canadians aside, Rory McIlroy is unquestionably the star at this week’s RBC Canadian Open. He has developed an affinity for the country in recent years, and this marks his fifth consecutive appearance at the event where he’s a two-time winner in 2019 and 2022. Canada’s national open has become firmly entrenched in McIlroy’s schedule.

For McIlroy, the event doubles as a beneficial lead-in to the U.S. Open. He missed three straight U.S. Open cuts from 2016-18 without playing in the week prior, and he has since notched six straight top-10 finishes at the U.S. Open, playing each RBC Canadian Open in that span (the event wasn’t played in 2020 or 2021).

“I love that it’s the week leading into the U.S. Open,” McIlroy said Wednesday. “I’ve had six top 10s in a row (at the

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