Rory McIlroy appeared to take a dig at Greg Norman, the former golfer and now CEO of the new LIV Golf series, after the Northern Irishman successfully defended his 2019 title at the RBC Canadian Open.
McIlroy birdied the final two holes at St. George's Golf and Country Club on Sunday as he finished on 19-under-par ahead of Americans Tony Finau and Justin Thomas.It came at a time when much of the focus in the sport has been on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series' inaugural event at the Centurion Club near London.ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH
Greg Norman: Saudi-backed golf league is 'new opportunity' for players 06:57"This is a day I'll remember for a long, long time -- 21st PGA Tour win, one more than someone else," McIlroy told CBS."That gave a little more extra incentive today and I'm happy to get it done."The comments seemed to allude to the 20 PGA Tour wins of Australian Norman, who is the face of the LIV Golf series.
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