Rory McIlroy admits he has numerous work to do forward of subsequent week’s US Open after lacking the reduce on the last occasion earlier than the third main of the 12 months.

The Northern Irishman struggled with a brand new driver as he crashed out of the RBC Canadian Open after capturing 78 in Friday’s second spherical, slumping to the worst end in his PGA Tour profession.

McIlroy completed nine-over par for the event to complete tied for 149th place to overlook his first reduce of the 12 months and first since The Open at Royal Troon final 12 months.

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McIlroy admitted he has to do plenty of practise at earlier than heading to Oakmont for the US Open, which begins on June 12, reside on Sky Sports activities.

“There’s nonetheless learnings that it’s a must to take from a day like at present,” he mentioned. “Though the final two days did not go the way in which I needed them to, there’s nonetheless issues that I can take from it.

“I will should do plenty of practise and plenty of work over the weekend at house, and attempt to at the least have a greater thought of the place my sport goes into subsequent week.”

McIlroy was pressured to alter his driver after his earlier mannequin was deemed non-conforming in a random check on the eve of final month’s US PGA Championship, by which he completed joint-Forty seventh.

The world No 2 continues to be looking for his rhythm and accuracy off the tee and can be testing varied drivers within the few additional days he has to arrange for the US Open.

“Yeah, nonetheless trying to find the lacking piece off the tee,” he admitted. “And, once I get that a part of the sport clicking, then all the things falls into place for me, however proper now that is not and that is a priority going into subsequent week.

“I went again to a 44-inch driver this week to attempt to get one thing that was a bit of extra in management, and will attempt to get one thing a bit extra in-play. But when I will miss fairways, I might quite have the ball velocity and miss the golf green than not.

“So I used to be saying to Harry [Diamond, McIlroy’s caddy], happening the final, that is clearly the second time this 12 months I’ve tried the brand new model and it hasn’t fairly labored out for me. So, I might say I will be testing fairly a couple of drivers over the weekend.”

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