{"id":49699,"date":"2025-06-06T00:15:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T04:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/canadian-open-rory-mcilroy-left-trailing-after-one-over-par-opening-round-in-first-tournament-since-pga-championship-golf-news\/06\/06\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T00:15:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T04:15:38","slug":"canadian-open-rory-mcilroy-left-trailing-after-one-over-par-opening-round-in-first-tournament-since-pga-championship-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/canadian-open-rory-mcilroy-left-trailing-after-one-over-par-opening-round-in-first-tournament-since-pga-championship-golf-news\/06\/06\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Open: Rory McIlroy left trailing after one-over par opening round in first tournament since PGA Championship | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rory McIlroy was left 10 shots off the lead at the Canadian Open after shooting a stuttering one-over par opening round on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Playing his first tournament since a disappointing showing at the PGA Championship last month, McIlroy recovered from a slow start with three successive birdies around the turn to move under par, but bogeyed his last two holes to post 71.<\/p>\n

McIlroy was among the early starters, but by the time the rest of the field had completed their rounds, he was left trailing co-leaders Thorbjorn Olesen and Cristobal Del Solar by 10 strokes, as they each shot 61.<\/p>\n

Ireland’s Shane Lowry was five-under through his first eight holes but had to settle for a 64, three shots off the lead, after a less explosive back nine.<\/p>\n

England’s Danny Willett and Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre were both a shot further back on five-under, leaving them well placed to remain in contention at the weekend.<\/p>\n

Justin Rose went five-under at the 11th hole but made a double bogey at the 15th before finishing on two-under.<\/p>\n

‘It’s hard with the driver’ – McIlroy’s admission after PGA Championship controversy<\/h3>\n

Having completed a career Grand Slam at by finally winning The Masters in April, McIlroy was unable to reproduce the same form at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in May.<\/p>\n

He explained this week upon arriving in Canada that he had not spoken to the media at his previous tournament due to being “p***** off” by information about a non-conforming driver being “leaked”.<\/p>\n

McIlroy was frustrated that only news of his driver being deemed non-conforming had become public when the same had happened to his rival, and eventual tournament winner, Scottie Scheffler.<\/p>\n

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Rory McIlroy admits that he was left ‘p***** off’ by news of his non-conforming driver being made public during the PGA Championship and explains why he elected to skip post-round interviews at Quail Hollow<\/span>
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Out early on Thursday, McIlroy continued to struggle with adjusting to his new driver, missing the fairway right on several occasions during his round.<\/p>\n

Playing the back nine first at TPC Toronto, McIlroy started with two pars before a poor error from little more than a 100 yards out on the fairway at the 12th hole led to a bogey.<\/p>\n

He would drop further off the pace at the tough 17th as a drive into the rough left him a 20-foot putt for par, which he failed to convert.<\/p>\n

However, the Northern Irishman responded immediately by taking advantage of the course’s two par-five holes.<\/p>\n

He got himself in strong positions off the tee to leave tap-in birdies at both, before making it three in a row by rolling in an 11-foot putt at the second.<\/p>\n

The streak could, and perhaps should, have continued as McIlroy set up birdie chances at the next four holes, but failed to take any of them before finally holing a putt to stay one-under at the par-three seventh.<\/p>\n

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The respite was only temporary as a duffed chip from thick rough beside the eighth green meant McIlroy needed an impressive follow up chip to limit the damage to a bogey.<\/p>\n

He then found a fairway bunker at his final hole, and had to settle for another bogey to leave him over par.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his round, McIlroy said: “It’s hard with the driver. With the one I had been playing with previously, my miss with it was a little bit left.<\/p>\n

“And then my miss with this one is a little bit right, so it’s just trying to figure out that and manage it a little bit.<\/p>\n

“But a nice feeling to be able to aim up the middle of the fairway and fully release it and know it’s not going to go left on you.<\/p>\n

“A little bit of practice this afternoon and I’ll get ready for tomorrow.”<\/p>\n

Who will win the RBC Canadian Open? Watch throughout the week live on Sky Sports. Early coverage begins on Thursday from 11.45am on Sky Sports +, ahead of full coverage from 8pm on Sky Sports Golf. Get Sky Sports<\/a> or stream with no contract on NOW<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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