Shane Lowry's resilience shines at the RBC Canadian Open, paving the way for US Open

Shane Lowry had a tough round on Thursday, June 8, at the RBC Canadian Open when finished with a score of 72. He started the game with a birdie on the second hold. He made a double bogey, a birdie, and a bogey on the first nine holes of the opening round of the Canadian Open.

He made a birdie on the 10th hole, followed by a bogey on the 11th hole. Lowry made another birdie on the 13th hole and then carded two more birdies on the last three holes to finish at an even score of 72.

The RBC Canadian Open is a warm-up event for the golfers before the start of the US Open next week. Despite the tough start at the Canadian Open, Shane Lowry is looking to make the cut in the second round.

“At the end of the day, this is business and my job is playing golf. The more that I can focus on that and focus on the birdies and the bogeys instead of the stuff that’s happened in the boardroom, I’ll be much happier." Lowry said.

After the inaugural round, Aaron Rai topped the leaderboard in a four-way tie alongside Chesson Hadley, Corey Conners, and Justin Lower with a score of under five.

2023 RBC Canadian Open round 1 leaderboard

After the first round of the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Corey Conners is aiming for victory and making history by becoming the first Canadian to win the event.

Rory McIlroy, the defending champion, is suffering with his game following the unexpected news of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf merger. He came in 37th place with a score of less than one.

"I got a good night's sleep last night. So it was nice to sort of recharge the batteries. I would say my energy levels on Tuesday and Wednesday were diminishing quite quickly," McIlroy said.

"But I slept well last night and honestly felt - it was an early start this morning. The alarm went at 4:15. But I felt good out there. I'll do a little bit of practice this afternoon. Then I'll get another good night's sleep tonight, and I'll be fine," he added.

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Here is the leaderboard of the 2023 RBC Canadian Open Round 1:

T1. Aaron Rai
T1. Justin Lower
T1. Corey Conners
T1. Chesson Hadley
T5. Brendon Todd
T5. Seonghyeon Kim
T5. Will Gordon
T5. Carl Yuan
T5. Brice Garnett
T5. Jonathan Byrd
T5. Matt Fitrpatrick
T5. Mark Hubbard
T5. Ryan Gerard
T14. Callum Tarren
T14. Andrew Novak
T14. Mackenzie Hughes
T14. Richy Werenski
T14. James Hahn
T14. Taylor Pendrith
T14. Ryan Moore
T14. Akshay Bhatia
T14. Harry Hall
T14. Eric Cole
T14. Justin Rose
T14. Ludvig Glover
T14. Roger Sloan
T14. Cody Gribble
T29. Nate Lashley
T29. Sam Bennett
T29. Ryan Brehm
T29. Tommy Fleetwood
T29. Peter Malnati
T29. C.T. Pan
T29. Scott Piercy
T29. Russell Knox