A lot has happened in Luke Clanton’s life in the last few days. Not only did the young golfer finally make his official start as a PGA Tour pro at the 2025 RBC Canadian Open, but he also famously declared his love for Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler . After accumulating 20 PGA TOUR University Accelerated points and making it onto the Tour, an excited Clanton declared ahead of the RBC Canadian Open, “I think Scottie and Rory are icons of this game, and to be playing against Rory this week is pretty cool.” Playing with Rory McIlroy, for Clanton, was a “cool” gift from the PGA Tour, as he stated again.

The PGA Tour surprised the young golfer by pairing him with Rory McIlroy. The group also featured Ludvig Aberg, making this trio one of the highlighted groups in Round 1, which teed o

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