Rory McIlroy (64) wins first place in the final round of the Canadian Open

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Rory McIlroy climbed to the top of the standings Saturday at the RBC Canadian Open, where he shares direction with Webb Simpson and Matt Kuchar. Here are the things that are entering the final phase:

Ranking: Rory McIlroy (-13), Webb Simpson (-13), Matt Kuchar (-13), Brandt Snedeker (-12), Shane Lowry (-12), Adam Hadwin (-12).

What this means: The first start of the McIlroy Canadian Open continues to improve as he followed the 67-66 playoffs with a game under 64. He will leave in the last group, Sunday, alongside Simpson.

Tour of the day: McIlroy had no problem with six birdies. While the pilot has caused him trouble recently, McIlroy missed just four fairways on Saturday and leads the pack in the strokes he won. He also needed 27 putts to move.

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The best of the rest: Jonathan Byrd tied McIlroy's 64, his first score of 64 or more since the Wyndham Championship last year. … One day after making two bogeys and a double in his last five holes, Lowry has been bug-free in his last 16 holes and shot four times less than 66.

Biggest disappointment: Scott Brown started the day tied for the lead, but he only managed one birdie and gave two late on a double bogey at the normal 5 17th hole. Brown, who shot 5 out of 75 to drop to T-13, came in this week after missing six of his last eight cups.

The main scenario between Sunday: After a missed cup at Memorial, his first since the 2018 Open, McIlroy will be looking to win his second win of the season before heading to Pebble Beach next week. McIlroy finished worse than T-9 only twice in 11 starts this year, but he missed each of his last three selections for the US Open, all after he did not play the week before. The week before his last major victory, the 2014 PGA, McIlroy won the WGC-Bridgestone. … In addition, three tickets for the Royal Portrush Open are up for grabs. Hadwin, Mackenzie Hughes and Erik Van Rooyen are currently in post, but Graeme McDowell is tied for ninth with Rooyen and two other unskilled. (Rooyen wins the tiebreaker as the highest ranked player.)

Shot of the day: McIlroy's corner game looked pretty good here.

Quote of the day: "I'm a lot happier than Saturday morning last week. A week can make a big difference. Just ordered a few things. The pilot is a little better; my holds are a little better. The things you really need around this golf course, Hamilton, and the things I obviously need later, in the next few weeks. … If anything, this missed cup last weekend was a bit of a blessing. – McIlroy

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