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Rory McILroy has an explanation to explain why he jumped his media sessions at the PGA championship last month.
McILroy spoke this time to journalists from the RBC Canadian Open on Wednesday, where he admitted to having been “p — Ed off” after discovering that his driver was considered non-compliant and unusable after pre-tournoi tests.
McILroy did not speak to journalists throughout his four towers at the Quail Hollow Club, where he finally finished 3 towards the tournament, which was good for the T-47th.
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Rory McILroy reacts to his putt on the fourth hole in the first round of the PGA championship at Quail Hollow. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn images)
“I was a little annoyed because I knew that the driver of Scottie had failed on Monday, but my name was the one who had been disclosed,” said Mcilroy at a press conference, via the New York Post. “He was supposed to remain confidential. Two members of the media were those who disclosed him.”
Scottie Scheffler, the winner of the PGA championship, who marked his first major victory outside his two green jackets from the Masters, also had a non -compliant pilot. However, he behaved better with a finish of 11 sous.
Rory McILroy escapes the media in the PGA championship in the middle of the controversy of the golf club
At the time, Scheffler’s name had remained confidential, but Siriusxm PGA Tour Radio reported the situation of McILroy during the week.
“I didn’t want to go up there and say something that I regret either, because I try to protect Scottie. I don’t want to mention his name. I try to protect Taylormade, I try to protect the USGA, PGA from America, myself,” continued Mcilroy.
Rory McILroy plays his shooting from the 12th TEE in the third round of the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club. (Images Grace Smith-Imagn)
The PGA Tour does not require golfers to speak to the media, unlike the other major sports leagues in the country. McILroy said that although he “understands the advantage” of having a media coverage during the tournaments “, if we all wanted it, we could all bypass you guys, and we could go on social networks and we could talk about our turn and do it in our own way,” he said.
“If they want to make it compulsory, it is good. But in our rules, that is said that this is not the case, and until the day is written in the regulations, you will blow up guys from time to time, and it is in our rights.”
Rory McILroy (Images Katie Goodale-Imagn)
McILroy, who finished the Grand Chelem in a career this year with a victory at the Masters, is looking to win his fourth victory in this season PGA Tour at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley this week.
If he can do, it would be the momentum before the Oakmont Country Club next week for the third major of the year: the US Open.
