Rory McIlroy has 'concerns' as he misses Canadian Open cut by country mile

A driver change which hasn't gone to plan has been the major issue for McIlroy. "I’m still searching for the sort of missing piece off the tee," he said.

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025 - 23:11

Joe Callaghan, Toronto

Rory McIlroy’s US Open preparations went spectacularly awry as yet another happy hunting ground turned on him in vicious fashion, the Masters champion missing the cut by a country mile in a Friday horror show at the RBC Canadian Open.

Twice a winner in Toronto, McIlroy purred midweek about how this tournament has served as such a reliable springboard to the year’s third major in recent years. The 2025 edition didn’t follow suit in any way, shape or form, instead ejecting him out at the halfway mark as he missed a cut in North America for the first time in over two years.

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