Philadelphia sports fans like nothing more than a winner, and right now there is no grander winner in the game of golf than Rory McIlroy. The Masters champion drew the largest crowds and loudest roars Thursday during the first round of the Truist Championship,

Rory McIlroy is returning as the defending champion at the Truist Championship, previously the Wells Fargo Championship; the reigning Masters champion will chase more major success at the PGA Championship this month;

The Masters champion opened with a 66 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club as Keith Mitchell set the pace with a course record 61.