After Scottie Scheffler's latest win at the Memorial Tournament, much of the talk coming into this week's RBC Canadian Open was how Rory McIlroy would respond in his first start since the PGA Championship.

McIlroy, at 9-over, was 21 strokes behind Cameron Champ, who entered Saturday with a two-stroke lead in the final event ahead of the U.S. Open. The reigning Masters champion isn’t involved in weekend play in a non-major tour for the first time since the 2023 Players Championship.

The dip in form may be traced back to McIlroy's admission post-Masters victory of a diminished drive as he contemplates further ambitions. Ahead of the Canadian Open, McIlroy conveyed to journalists, "Yeah, I don't know if I'm chasing anything,".