The PGA Championship took place over four days at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, and while most of the spotlight was on world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler—who claimed his first PGA Championship title and third career major—there was also plenty of attention on this year’s Masters winner, Rory McIlroy. Unfortunately for McIlroy, the tournament didn’t go as planned.
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ThePGAChampionshiptookplaceoverfourdaysatQuailHollowinCharlotte,NorthCarolina,andwhilemostofthespotlightwasonworldNo.1ScottieScheffler—whoclaimedhisfirstPGAChampionshiptitleandthirdcareermajor—therewasalsoplentyofattentiononthisyear’sMasterswinner,RoryMcIlroy.
UnfortunatelyforMcIlroy,thetournamentdidn’tgoasplanned.Hefinishedthree-overpar,placinghiminatiefor47th.Controversyfollowedhimfromthestart,ashispreferredTaylorMadedriverwasdeemednon-conformingafterfailingaUSGAflexibilitytest.Thisforcedhimtoswitchdriversmid-tournament—achangethatalsoimpactedScheffler.
Whatstirredevenmorereaction,however,wasMcIlroy’sdecisiontoavoidthemediaentirely.FromThursdaythro
