Rory McIlroy appears to take a dig at Greg Norman as he wins Canadian Open

By Matt Foster and George Ramsay, CNN

Updated 1250 GMT (2050 HKT) June 13, 2022

McIlroy claimed a two-shot victory at the RBC Canadian Open.

(CNN)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 WATCHGreg 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. Read MoreLater on at the start of his press conference, McIlroy, a vocal supporter of the PGA Tour since news of the breakaway series emerged, also commented that he now has one more PGA Tour win than Norman. READ: PGA Tour commissioner reflects on 'unfortunate week' following LIV Golf launchThe final day at St. George's near Toronto was a tense affair. World No. 3 McIlroy went into the day in a tie for the lead with Finau, while Thomas was two shots behind in a three-way tie for second. McIlroy had a three-shot lead at one stage, but missed a number of short putts to find himself tied with Thomas on 17-under after 16 holes.He held his nerve, however, to finish