Most of the time, when Rory McIlroy talks, he makes news. At other times, he doesn’t talk and still generates headlines.

However, when he talks about not talking? That could be when he speaks loudest.

On Wednesday, McIlroy sat down in the media room at the RBC Canadian Open for the first time since he skipped four invitations to do the same thing at the PGA Championship three weeks ago. That caused a backlash from the media which wanted to hear from the Masters champion.

While there was his mediocre play to deal with, the main topic of interest was a driver that failed to conform to golf standards. The well-used club had exceeded the limits in pre-tournament testing, allowing it to deliver a ball further than the rules allowed.

Club testing is a regular feature on the PGA Tour and major championships. Each week, a random sample of players are asked to hand over their clubs for inspection and each week a handful fail, mostly due to overuse. The owners of those are expected to be kept secret.

But at the PGA Championship, that didn’t happen. The news of McIlroy’s non-conforming driver leaked out and there were insinuations from those that don’t understand........

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