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Why Rory McIlroy was 'annoyed' by PGA Championship failed driver test, skipped media
Why Rory McIlroy was 'annoyed' by PGA Championship failed driver test, skipped media Show Caption Hide Caption Rory McIlroy on Bryson DeChambeau comment about not talking at Masters Rory McIlroy was asked about Bryson DeChambeau's comment that the two didn't speak during the final round of the 2025 Masters. Rory McIlroy finally talked about why he wasn't talking. The 2025 Masters winner spoke for the first time Wednesday about his failed driver test at last month's PGA Championship and defended his decision to skip speaking with reporters throughout the major tournament. McIlroy said during a pre-tournament news conference at the PGA Tour's RBC Canadian Open outside Toronto that part of his silence was due to being "pretty annoyed" only his failed driver test was leaked to the public and not also Scottie Scheffler, according to Golfweek. Scheffler later revealed he also was ruled to have had a non-conforming driver during PGA Championship week. 'I was a little pissed off because I knew that Scottie's driver had failed on Monday, but my name was the one that was leaked. It was supposed to stay confidential. Two members of the media were the ones that leaked it," McIlroy said. "I didn't want to get up there and say something that I regretted, either, because there's a lot of people that — I'm trying to protect Scottie. I don't want to mention his name. I'm trying to protect TaylorMade. I'm trying to protect the USGA, PGA of America, myself. I just didn't want to get up there and say something that I regretted at the time. With Scottie's stuff, that's not my information to share. I knew that that had happened, but that's not on me to share that, and I felt that process is supposed to be kept confidential, and it wasn't for whatever reason. That's why I was pretty annoyed at that.' 2025 RBC CANADIAN OPEN: Predictions, odds, sleeper picks McIlroy had a disappointing showing at the 2025 PGA Championship on the heels of becoming just the sixth golfer in history to complete the sport's career grand slam. He finished in a tie for 47th (+3) and was never in contention after shooting a 74 in the first round. The RBC Canadian Open, which begins with first-round action on Thursday, is McIlroy's first PGA Tour event since the PGA Championship. But it was McIlroy's cold shoulder to reporters throughout the second major of the year that became as much the story as his performance. In explaining why he chose to do that, McIlroy called the PGA Championship "a bit of a weird week." He played poorly and wanted to practice after the first round, rather than speak with reporters. The second day of the tournament ended late and he wanted to get back to see his daughter, Poppy, before she went to bed. His tee time on Saturday got delayed from the morning to the afternoon and he felt too tired to speak with reporters afterwards. "Then Sunday, I just wanted to get on the plane and go back to Florida," McIlroy said. 'From a responsibility standpoint, look, I understand, but if we all wanted to, we could all bypass you guys ... and we could go on social media and we could talk about our round and do it our own way,' McIlroy added, addressing reporters and the PGA Tour media policy. 'We understand that that's not ideal for you guys and there's a bigger dynamic at play here, and I talk to you guys and I talk to the media a lot." "I think there should be an understanding that this is a two-way street," he continued, "and as much as we need to speak to you guys, we understand the benefit that comes from you being here and giving us the platform and everything else. So I understand that. But again, I've been beating this drum for a long time. If they want to make it mandatory, that's fine, but in our rules it says that it's not, and until the day that that's maybe written into the regulations, you're going to have guys skip from time to time, and that's well within our rights.' McIlroy also declined to speak with reporters after he blew a late lead with bogeys on three of the final four holes at the 2024 U.S. Open. His silence at the PGA Championship comes after a similar discussion emerged when Collin Morikawa declined to hold a session with reporters after he finished in second place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March. Though Morikawa took criticism from golfers-turned-commentators like Brandel Chamblee and Rocco Mediate, McIlroy came to his defense. McIlroy is slated to play in the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club beginning June 12 after his appearance at the RBC Canadian Open this week.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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Justin Thomas Catches Attention for What He Did During PGA Championship
It wasn't the best day on the course for Justin Thomas at Quail Hollow on Thursday. He shot a 73 (+2) in the opening round of the PGA Championship, placing him in a tie for 73rd. Thomas got off to a rough start, going +3 through the first three holes. He finished the front nine at +4. While his play improved on the back nine, a bogey on the 18th left him with a 34 on that side and a 73 overall. Advertisement Despite the ups and downs, Thomas delivered a highlight-reel moment on the 16th hole. From just under 37 feet off the green, he chipped in for birdie, moving to +1 at the time and drawing attention from fans and fellow golfers alike. Here's how golf fans reacted to the shot: One fan said, "16 has been brutal to the players. Good to see someone get one back." A Justin Thomas fan was excited, "Love it! GO JT!!!" "Congrats, JT!" cried out this fan. This fan was extremely impressed with the shot, "Insane. Great chip" Golf fans know a good shot when they see it, as one wrote, "So pure." This golf fan was impressed, but even more impressed with a later shot: "His shot on 18 was better." Justin Thomas at the RBC Heritage. Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Thomas, who turned 32 in April, has two major wins to his name, both at the PGA Championship. His most recent victory at this event came in 2022. In total, he has 16 PGA Tour wins since joining the tour in 2013 after playing college golf at the University of Alabama. Advertisement He finished tied for 36th at the 2025 Masters in April. The U.S. Open, however, has proven more difficult lately, with Thomas missing the cut in the last two editions. At the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard after Day 1 is Jhonattan Vegas, who closed out late in the afternoon with a stellar 7-under 64. He holds a two-stroke lead over Cam Davis and Ryan Gerard heading into Friday. Related: Justin Thomas Behavior Towards Fan Catches Attention Before PGA Championship Related: Fans in Disbelief Over Big Rory McIlroy Announcement Before PGA Championship
Irish Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Rory McIlroy's PGA rivals jealous and vengeful thanks to Masters success
Rory McIlroy's 2025 Masters victory has inspired his jealous and vengeful rivals to go after his scalp at the US PGA Championship. All eyes will be on McIlroy when the second major of the year tees off in Quail Hollow on Thursday. The Northern Irishman would typically be among the favourites going into the tournament, thanks to his four wins at the course in the past. Yet, this time around, McIlroy is the outright favourite to lift his third Wanamaker Trophy on Sunday evening. That is due to the 36-year-old's Masters triumph last month, which ended an 11-year major drought and sealed a long-awaited career Grand Slam. The world No. 2's stunning form extends beyond Augusta, too, having claimed wins at Pebble Beach and the Players Championship earlier this year. That, in turn, has stirred up various feelings among his main competitors, who now see him as the player to beat. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is well aware of McIlroy's formidable presence in the 156-man field. The Texan even confessed he'd swap his own driving ability for his rival's at the North Carolina venue. "There are little things that I look at in people's games that I can improve on," said Scheffler. "You look at a guy like Rory, you'd be hard-pressed to find anybody that has driven the ball better than he has in the history of the game. "Tiger had a ton of speed, but Rory has the accuracy to set him apart. Not only does he hit it really far, he hits it really straight." Scheffler, who secured his first title of the season at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson earlier this month in dominant fashion, credited McIlroy's Masters success with fuelling his own desire to improve and win the tournament. Having been the one to hand McIlroy a long-awaited Green Jacket, Scheffler said: "I think that's what's great about our game. Week in and week out, we get to come out here and compete. This week I was the best player. I have the week off, and we'll see the week after who is the best player at the PGA. "Rory has been playing some tremendous golf this year. The career Grand Slam was really special to watch. I was glad to be able to be there for it. I think any time you're getting beat, you're always fired up just a little bit extra to go out and practice." In contrast to Scheffler, two-time major winner Jon Rahm singled out McIlroy's putting ability this season and in the past at Quail when asked which part of his game he would trade with any player. The Spaniard revealed: "Based on the success he's had here, you almost have to go with some part of Rory's game. "A lot of people probably would [trade for] his driving on this golf course, but as a pretty good driver myself, I'm going to choose how well he's been able to putt on those greens." Two-time US PGA champion Justin Thomas, meanwhile, echoed Scheffler's 'fired up' comments by saying McIlroy's Masters success was a wake-up call for him to fulfil his own aspirations. Thomas went as far as to say he was jealous of his friend's success: "I knew I always wanted to win the Grand Slam, but for some reason, watching somebody do it first-hand, reminded me I really do want to do that. "It's weird. Any time someone wins that isn't me, if it's a friend, I'm happy for them. But there's always going to be a part of me that's jealous and wishes it was me." McIlroy will be hoping to emulate Jordan Spieth by becoming the first player since the Texan in 2015 to win the first two majors in a year. Yet, Spieth himself arrives at Quail in the hope that he can mirror McIlroy's success by winning the only missing title from his majors resume and completing the career Slam. After falling short in his last eight attempts, the 31-year-old admitted: "Watching Rory win after giving it a try for a number of years was inspiring. You could tell it was a harder win; most of the time he makes it look a lot easier. I'd love to throw my hat in the ring and give it a chance come the weekend." Two-time US Open victor Bryson DeChambeau outright said he's relishing the chance to go toe-to-toe with McIlroy at the US PGA, having done so at both the 2024 US Open and Masters. DeChambeau said: "I believe you have to have a lot of distance out here. Rory is a great driver of the golf ball, and his iron play is great too. I think it's a golf course that sets up for his shot shape pretty well, and I think it sets up well for mine too. "We'll see. Maybe I'll do well, maybe I won't, but I'm certainly going to give it my all, and I know Rory is, and hopefully we can have another go at it again, like at The Masters."
Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Get 40/1 on Rory McIlroy to make the PGA Championship cut with Paddy Power
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USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Is Tiger Woods playing 2025 PGA Championship? Status of 15-time major champion
Is Tiger Woods playing 2025 PGA Championship? Status of 15-time major champion The highly anticipated 107th PGA Championship is set to kick off on Thursday, and it's been confirmed that 15-time major champion, Tiger Woods, will not be participating at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Woods is still recovering from a ruptured left Achilles tendon he sustained in March 2025. Woods returned to the PGA Championship last year after missing the tournament in both 2021 and 2023 due to injury, but he missed the cut. He has won the PGA Championship four times and is one of only two players to have won the tournament back-to-back. Woods' victories came in 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007. Although Woods is absent, the field is not short of star power. It features Rory McIlroy, who won the 2025 Masters, along with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Xander Schauffele, all of whom have their own impressive records aiming for the Wanamaker Trophy. More: PGA Championship power rankings 2025: Ranking every golfer by their odds When is 2025 PGA Championship? Dates, time, how to watch The 107th edition of the PGA Championship is scheduled to begin Thursday, May 15, at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, with one round per day culminating in a final round on Sunday, May 18. CBS and ESPN will cover the second of golf's four men's majors. Fans seeking coverage of specific players can use ESPN+, which will provide group-specific streams during all four rounds. Cord-cutters can sign up for Fubo, which is offering a free trial for new subscribers. Watch the 2025 PGA Championship on Fubo
