“Rory McIlroy is the best of our generation” – Tommy Fleetwood picks World No. 3 golfer over Scottie Scheffler while discussing the ‘top three’
Tommy Fleetwood has chosen Rory McIlroy over other top-ranked golfers while naming the “top three.” The English golfer is set to tee off at this week’s RBC Canadian Open, starting Thursday, May 30.
Ahead of the event, during a press conference on Wednesday (May 29), he was asked to pick the top three golfers if all players were playing at their best. Fleetwood quickly picked Rory McIlroy, calling him the “best of our generation.”
Tommy Fleetwood has chosen Rory mooy over other top ranked golfers while naming the top three the english golfer is set to tea off at this week’s RBC Canadian open starting Thursday May 30th ahead of the event during a press conference on Wednesday May 29 he was asked to pick the top three golfers if all players were playing at their best Fleetwood quickly picked Rory mroy calling him the best of Our Generation how however he also appreciated Scotty sheffel for his incredible season sheffel has won four events in 2024 including the Masters Fleetwood said VI Ulf I didn’t know but I’d like to see it I’ve said it a few times and I never want to speak out of turn about other players I still believe from everything that I’ve experienced since I’ve been playing that Rory is the best of Our Generation I still believe that however ever players do arrive and it’s hard to say anything to back against Scotty sheffel right now if you were a betting man I think it’s very hard to bet against Scotty sheffel the way he’s playing who knows it would be a great debate and it would be great to see it any given time because it does happen really the best players in the world and in the world rankings 0729 the northern Irish golfer has been playing well so far on the PGA tour he has won two tournaments on the circuit including the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the Wells Fargo Championship mroy is the expert’s favorite bet for the week to win the RBC Canadian open he is the top ranked player in the field Scotty sheff is not competing this week how did Scotty sheffel and Rory mroy play this season Rory mroy and Scotty sheffel both have been playing fairly well this season on the PGA Tour the American golfer has played in 12 events in 2024 and emerged victorious in four of them he did not miss any cuts and has not finished outside any top 25 sheffel has 11 top 10 finishes and was the runner up in two tournaments meanwhile Rory mroy played in 11 tournaments this season and has recorded two victories he had only three top 10 finishes but did not miss any Cuts he had nine top 25 finishes mroy started his professional career in 2007 and has won around 40 events so far he has also won for majors and 26 events on the PGA tour Scotty sheffel on the otherand turned Pro in 2018 and has won 13 events so far including 10 on the PGA tour and to majors