{"id":248,"date":"2025-06-10T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=248"},"modified":"2025-06-09T22:44:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:44:36","slug":"mcilroy-concerned-for-us-open-after-driver-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=248","title":{"rendered":"McIlroy &#8220;concerned&#8221; for US Open after driver issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Northern Ireland&#8217;s Rory McIlroy says he is &#8220;concerned&#8221; by his form heading into the US Open next week after struggling with driver issues at the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 36-year-old\u00a0missed the cut at the Canadian Open on Friday, finishing nine over par and 149th in a 153-man field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tems - Love Me JeJe (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_NTooezadU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Masters champion shot an eight-over-par 78 during his second round as he struggled to get to grips with a new driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McIlroy&#8217;s previous driver was\u00a0ruled non-conforming on the eve of last month&#8217;s US PGA Championship, with the Northern Irishman going on to finish 47th in North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a new 44-inch driver in hand, McIlroy found just 13 of 28 fairways in Toronto and he made a quadruple-bogey eight on the par-four fifth hole after a disastrous tee-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Of course it concerns me,&#8221; said McIlroy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t want to shoot high scores like the one I did today. 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