After a reset, Rory McIlroy is back on the horse

Rory McIlroy return to his more typical candour on Wednesday, opening up on the most compelling factor behind his PGA Championship silence: the non-conforming driver affair.

STAYING FOCUSED: Rory McIlroy swings down and through his drive from the 3rd at the Canadian Open Pro-Am at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. Pic: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images

A Wednesday morning Pro-Am in the rolling, fertile fringes of Toronto is a relaxed affair. Here where the urban has mostly given way to the rural, dress codes are loose.

Alas, no one told Rory. Shortly before 8am he stepped on to the first tee of Osprey Valley’s North Course with his tailor-made green jacket looking pressed to perfection. It immediately won an admirer.