Rory McIlroy’s week in Canada ended earlier than expected at the 2025 RBC Canadian Open as the reigning Masters champion went 71-78 to miss the cut by a mile at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.
The five-time major champion struggled mightily off the tee this week in Canada. After playing with a backup driver at the 2025 PGA Championship after his gamer failed the CT test, McIlroy showed up in Toronto with a TaylorMade Qi35 driver with a shorter build .
The combination didn’t work as McIlroy hit just 42 percent of his fairways in two rounds and lost 2.187 strokes off the tee. With the U.S. Open at Oakmont looming, McIlroy has to get back in the lab to find a driver that allows his superpower to shine as it normally does.
“So I went back to a 44-inch driver this week to try to get some