With all the buzz internationally about the first LIV Golf tournament, the folks north of the border added a new punchline to an old joke while hosting a PGA Tour event on Saturday — when a hockey game broke out.
With raucous crowds chanting, banging the boards of the rink around the 16th green and soaking up every minute after two years without live elite golf, the third round of the RBC Canadian Open at Toronto’s St. George’s Golf & Country Club brought weekend drama with some of the game’s largest names playing outstanding golf.
When the dust settled, Tony Finau and Justin Thomas made massive charges to get to the top of the leaderboard, but Rory McIlroy did enough to maintain the lead — and would have been alone in front if not for missing a short birdie putt on the 18th green.
