Rory McIlroy will doubtless face a journalistic inquisition in Canada this week concerning the controversies at the recent US PGA and his failure to tell Jack Nicklaus he was skipping his Memorial event.

Scottie Scheffler's commanding win at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday saw him surge past Rory McIlroy in the season earnings table, with the Northern Irishman absent at Muirfield Village

Rory McIlroy gets back to having a scorecard in his back pocket for this week’s PGA Tour stop at the RBC Canadian Open. He won’t have to worry about Scottie Scheffler, which is unlikely to come as a disappointment as the American has won won three of his last four tournaments.