Rory McIlroy admitted Wednesday that he was “pissed off” that his name had leaked after what was supposed to be confidential driver testing ahead of the PGA Championship.
That failed test was just part of a “weird week” that saw the reigning Masters champion decline to talk to the media after all four tournament rounds at Quail Hollow.
McIlroy said he was “pretty annoyed” at the report that his driver was deemed nonconforming during standard USGA equipment testing when he knew that the world No. 1, Scottie Scheffler, also needed to put in a backup driver head for the year’s second major.
“But my name was the one that was leaked,” McIlroy said. “It was supposed to stay confidential.”
McIlroy said, after the news broke during the second round, he didn’t want to speak to the media