Just 30 days into his Grand Slam win at the ANGC, Rory McIlroy found himself falling from cloud-9 and right into a pit. And it all started with the ‘Non-Conforming’ call made by the USGA for his driver before round 1 of the PGA Championship. Matters only got worse for the World No. 2, who did not talk to the media believing in “ Our rules state that (media availability) is not (mandatory), and until that’s written into the regulations, you’re going to have guys skip from time to time, and that’s well within our rights.” But he made aptly clear why he chose that route.

While Scottie Scheffler too confirmed after his rounds that his driver was also ruled out, it was only the Northern Irishman’s name that got out . According to him, “It was supposed to stay c

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