McIlroy wins Canadian Open with scorching final-round 61

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts to Webb Simpson's holed chip shot on the 18th hole during final round of the Canadian Open golf championship in Ancaster, Ontario, Sunday, June 9, 2019. McIlroy won the championship. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)Ancaster, Ontario • Call it the zone, call it the flow. Rory McIlroy is familiar with the feeling that golf is easy, that he can swing freely and nothing bad will happen.

He first felt it at age 16 when he shot 61 at Royal Portrush in his native Northern Ireland, which will host this year’s British Open. He experienced it during runaway victories at the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship. And he savored it again on Sunday en…