June is a curious month, with weather patterns that defy predictability and logic. The skies sweat, flash bolts of anger and blow hearty winds. In the next moment, all around is calm. It’s also a month that typically features a major championship or two, and at times, an international team event. We’ve covered the Curtis Cup extensively in its own space, but have plenty of tour results left over to fill your reading minutes. Join in as we detail the efforts of the five champions who hoisted trophies across the professional golf world in this week’s Tour Rundown.

PGA Tour: McIlroy sizzles with 62 to defend in Canada

At times, it’s the children we have that clarify what legacy truly means. As a husband and a father, Rory McIlroy understands the opportunity he possesses to leave a legacy on the game of golf and on the world. McIlroy was compared, far too often, to Tiger Woods in his early days. Some wins came, while others slipped away. Now in his 30s, the Northern Irishman has found a home in Canada, at least when it comes to that country’s national championship.

The 2022 playing of the Canadian Open was its first since 2019. COVID had forced the cancellation of the storied championship, and it was quite fitting that it returned on one of the great, golden-age courses of Stanley Thompson. St. George’s is a brilliant piece of golfing land, similar in ways to Merion, the host of this week’s Curtis Cup. It is not a typical Tour course, and as such, can be susceptible to low scores. That’s fine, because these lads don’t play it every week, so it should not be retrofitted to their games.

McIlroy averaged a shade above 65 for his four rounds across the Etobicocke track. His final-round 62 was a thing of beauty, and he needed to shave every shot he could. Lifelong pal Tony Finau was on his heels all of Sunday, and recent PGA champion Justin Thomas wasn’t far behind. Rory was eight under on the day when he stepped to the 13th tee. He made a bad swing and signed for his first bogey of the afternoon. Three holes later, he did the same and another par three humbled him with another bogey. Meanwhile, playing partner Finau simply played error-free golf, and posted six birdies on the day for 64.

McIlroy was able to level the ship. He followed his second bogey with two closing birdies to keep Finau at bay. With the U.S. Open at Brookline this week, so many top players are trending toward potential glory, we can hardly sit still. If the fans at The Country Club can merely approach the love of game and tradition that Canada shows each year without fail, they will do well. We’ll leave you with a bit of them.

Showing out for the defending champ @McIlroyRory ? pic.twitter.com/V2ZGarNWvc

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 12, 2022

DP World Tour: Grant on another planet in Scandinavian Mixed

Once upon a time, a couple of Swedes had a grand idea. Bring the best female and male golfers together, play them from appropriate tee decks, and see how they would match up. In 2022, the Scandinavian Mixed saw one of those golfer, Henrik Stenson, post 15-under par and tie for second, with Marc Warren of Scotland. Just a few shots ahead of them, at 24-under par, was Stenson’s countrywoman, Linn Grant. In a dominating performance not likely to be repeated this year, Grant averaged 66 on the week, including a closing 64. Her swing never wavered, and her demeanor and composure were steady.

On the week, Grant had four bogeys, and she was done with that silliness on Friday evening. She would play a flawless weekend, with the weight of many eyes and opinions on her carriage. On Saturday, four birdies and an eagle brought her to 66. On Sunday, eight birdies in the first fourteen holes allowed her to cruise to the final green with pars for 64. Much as those in attendance at Merion discovered the glory of Amari Avery’s swing, those with eyes on Tylösand witnessed a swing without flaw. Congratulations, Linn. Congratulations to all.

Closing it out in style ?#VolvoScandinavianMixed pic.twitter.com/wpsxRDMykP

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) June 12, 2022

LPGA: Henderson outlasts W-W in Jersey playoff

The hard part about being a young phenom is the parlay into old phenom. It’s not easy to continue to shock and dominate the golf world. Brook Henderson was that golfer, but then the USGA told her she could not swing her 48-inch driver shaft any more. She’s had eleven wins on tour, but hadn’t closed one out since L.A. in April of 2021. This week, near Atlantic City, Henderson pulled off out one of her patented, final-round comebacks. This time it was good enough to secure a spot in a playoff.

Matching wits and game with the Canadian was Lindsay Weaver-Wright. W-W hung around for 2.5 rounds, then finished with four birdies in six holes to equal Henderson’s minus-twelve total. The pair returned to the 18th tee, where both had signed for birdie four in regulation. This time through, Henderson went even lower. Her eagle clinched her first win of 2022, and perhaps gave her the confidence to return to the top strata for which she was headed before Covid. Want eight minutes of Brooke? We’ll oblige!

Win #11 ? ??

Watch @BrookeHenderson's final round highlights now! ? pic.twitter.com/uzw1zoR0d5

— LPGA (@LPGA) June 13, 2022

Korn Ferry Tour: It’s Robby in another playoff finale

Robby Shelton was one of those UAlabama guys who seemed to win everything in the mid 2010s. He played on the USA side in the 2015 Walker Cup, alongside Justin Thomas. Shelton found that professional golf would require more of a grind. He appeared poised to break out in 2020, after two Korn Ferry wins in 2019. Covid hit, and Shelton’s quest was delayed.

This week in South Carolina, 2019 Shelton vintage returned, but not without drama. After posting 61 on Saturday to take the lead at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, the Mobile native needed par at the last to win outright on Sunday. He made bogey, and fell into a tie with Ben Griffin. The duo returned twice to the final tee, and both times, Shelton made the par that eluded him during regulation time. In the second overtime, Griffin wavered to a bogey, and Shelton had his third Korn Ferry tour title, and a leg up on a spot on the PGA Tour in 2022-2023.

Win No. 3 on playoff hole No. 2.@robby_shelton locks down the victory @BMWCharityProAm. pic.twitter.com/CCYX59hLbt

— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) June 12, 2022

PGA Tour Champions: Thongchai  breaks through on Senior Circuit

Thongchai Jaidee won 13 times on the Asian Tour, and on eight occasions on the European Tour, during his younger days. During his even-younger days, he was a paratrooper in the Royal Thai army. Jaidee made occasional forays onto the US PGA Tour, but was never able to secure a victory. At the age of 52, Jaidee made a 53rd hole birdie, on the heels of a bogey-six at the 52nd hole, to hold off Tom Pernice, jr. for his first stateside win.

Over the course of three days at University Ridge, Jaidee showed us a little bit of everything. Day one was a mish-mash of bogeys and birdies accompanied by a holed approach shot for eagle on the par-4 15th hole. Day two was a brilliant one, with seven birdies and 11 pars hogging space on the scorecard. With the lead, Jaidee drew on his years of competitive experience and made six birdies against two bogeys and had enough chute to land safely and avoid a playoff.

Thongchai Jaidee gets it!

Thanked every volunteer after winning @amfamchamp. pic.twitter.com/ec9QYCqA3n

— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) June 13, 2022