Charlotte, NC – Rory Mcilroy was forced to use a support driver in the PGA championship when his regular driver was tested and he was not considered to be formed after reaching Quail Hollow, according to a report on XM Sirius PGA Tour Radio.
Mcilroy was tied for the last one in the precision of driving between the 74 players who made the cut on Friday, reaching only 10 streets in two rounds. The Masters champion made the cut in the number after a ghost in the final hole when he led to the left beyond a stream against corporate tents.
For the second consecutive day, Mcilroy left Quail Hollow and refused to talk to the media.
The USGA, which proves clubs to ensure that they are adjusting to the request of tournaments in the United States and Mexico, confirmed that the USGA did tests in Quail Hollow when the PGA of America asked him. All tests are performed before the first round.
“That program is consistent with the same level of support that we provide to the PGA Tour as part of its regular driver tests,” said the USGA.
The results are confidential.
The PGA of America did not immediately respond to a request for information such as how many players sent drivers for the tests, but referred to the USGA statement.
The evidence is generally random, and is not unusual for the tests before the main championships.
One of those cases was in 2019 in Royal Portrush for the British Open, when Xander Schauffele was among the 30 randomly selected players so that its driver was tested the spring for the RANDA, which governs golf everywhere except in the United States and Mexico.
Shauffele said he didn’t know that his driver did not adjust until he was notified, and then worked on Tuesday night that week to find a replacement. And he was furious with the rANDFor not maintaining the confidential issue.
“My opponents have called me,” said Schauffele in 2019 in Royal Portrush. “Everything is joking, but when someone shouts ‘cheater’ in front of 200 people for me, it doesn’t go very well.”
Drivers can often fall outside the limits after much use. While Mcilroy and others keep backs with them in case they break, it can take time for them to feel as comfortable as their usual drivers.
Mcilroy tied in the seventh place last week in the Truist championship. It comes from the best moment of his career last month when he won the Masters in his 17th attempt to become the sixth player in history with the Grand Slam race.
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