Maybe not you guys [the media present for his post-round scrum], but maybe more just the whole thing.” Rory McIlroy cited driver issue McIlroy said the leaking of his non-conforming driver at the PGA was one factor in his recent unavailability.

Rory McIlroy was on top of the golf world. He had just completed the grand slam, winning the Masters in a dramatic playoff over Justin Rose. McIlroy dropped to his knees after sinking the winning putt,

Rory McIlroy is standing behind his decision to skip media sessions at the PGA Championship last month. The Northern Irishman said Wednesday he had been “pissed off” after news came out that his driver was deemed nonconforming and unusable in pre-tournament testing.

"I worked incredibly hard on my game from October last year all the way up until April this year," McIlroy explained Tuesday. "It was nice to sort of see the fruits of my labor come to fruition and have everything happen.

Rory McIlroy enters the 2025 US Open having a phenomenal track record at this particular major, but will that success continue?

In Toronto, a week ahead of the US Open at an even more punitive Oakmont course, this truly was a shocker for McIlroy. Only four players posted higher scores than his nine-over par 149, one, David Hearn, labours outside the top 200. Two, Mark Hoffman and Wes Heffernan, are not yet worthy of a ranking.

Rory McIlroy leads the field in the Canadian Open ahead of the next major at the U.S. Open. McIlroy is a two-time winner of the Canadian Open.