Mark SchlabachMay 18, 2025, 09:24 PM ET
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Masters champion Rory McIlroy‘s driver wasn’t the only one the United States Golf Association declared nonconforming in testing before this week’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club.
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler also confirmed Sunday that the USGA ruled his driver unplayable before he captured his third major with a five-stroke victory over Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau and Davis Riley.
“The driver testing is something that regularly happens on tour,” Scheffler said. “My driver did fail me this week. We had a feeling that it was going to be coming because I’ve used that driver for over a year. I was kind of fortunate for it to last that long, I felt like.”
McIlroy, who completed the career Grand Slam by winning a green jacket at the Masters in April, was also among the golfers whose drivers were declared nonconforming by the USGA, according to a report on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio on Friday.
McIlroy, who tied for 47th at 3 over in the PGA Championship,