Fitzpatrick one back in Canada as McIlroy impresses

Matt Fitzpatrick sits a shot off the lead after the opening round of the RBC Canadian Open, as defending champion Rory McIlroy also made a strong start.

Fitzpatrick, chasing a maiden PGA Tour title, mixed seven birdies with a lone bogey to post a six-under 64 at St. George's Golf & Country Club, keeping the Englishman in touch with early leader Wyndham Clark.

Beginning on the back nine, Fitzpatrick followed a birdie-birdie start by holing from 45 feet at the 13th and picking up another shot from 10 feet at the 17th to reach the turn in 32.

Fitzpatrick saw a birdie at the par-three third cancelled out when he missed from four feet to save par at the next, only to drain a 35-footer at the eighth and two-putt from 10 feet to add a closing bogey on the par-five ninth.

"Really, really happy with the way I played today, just solid all around," Fitzpatrick said. "Had a couple of opportunities to chip it a little bit closer, but other than that, I'm being really picky. Everything in my game was going well. So, yeah, I'm happy with the start."

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