Rory McIlroy chasing Canadian Open with Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood in contention | Golf News

CT Pan holds a two-stroke lead at the RBC Canadian Open, with Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose all in the group sharing second place; Watch the final round live on Sunday from 5pm on Sky Sports Golf

Rory McIlroy is two shots off the lead heading into the final round of the RBC Canadian Open

Rory McIlroy has set his sights on a historic third consecutive RBC Canadian Open title after moving two shots off the lead heading into the final round in Toronto.

The world No. 3, who has won the last two editions of the event in 2019 and 2022, shot six birdies in a brilliant bogey-free 66 at Oakdale Golf & Country Club on Saturday to stay in touch with the 54-hole leader CT Bang.

McIlroy temporarily took the solo lead when he followed a 33 over the front nine by shooting three straight birdies from the 11th, although a three-putt par on the last left him in a six-way tie for second place. on 12 cents.

Rory McIlroy carded rounds of 71, 67 and 66 in the first three days

“It’s great to get in there with a shot tomorrow,” McIlroy said. “I’ve never won a tournament three times in a row. I felt like last year the win wasn’t just for me, it was for a few other things. But this one, this year, if I was able to cross the line, will be only for me.”

Pan birdied his final two holes to close out a third-round 66 and top a congested leaderboard at 14 under, while McIlroy is joined in two shots by Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Mark Hubbard, Andrew Novak and Harry Higgs.

Justin Rose is aiming for a second win of the year, after February’s successful AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Rose went on the run, hitting six of his last seven holes to score a six-under 66, as Fleetwood recovered from a slow start to take a birdie hat-trick from the seventh and in add five more to his back nine to record a third-round 64.

“I felt like the standings were very, very focused, so it was important to kind of stay for those first two days,” Fleetwood said. “A great round is going on today and you just have to go out and enjoy these days when they come.”

England’s Aaron Rai birdied the last par five to move to 11 under and tied for eighth alongside Canadian Nick Taylor, who started earlier in the day with a 62 round for the day, while that Corey Conners completes the top-10 and is back four out of ten.

Tyrrell Hatton dropped six on pace after only par-leveling 72 on a low-scoring day, while US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is in the top 20 and eight behind after a three- less than 69.

Who will win the RBC Canadian Open? Watch first coverage of the final round on Sunday from 5 p.m. on Sky Sports Golf, before full coverage from 6 p.m.