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Rory McIlroy highlights nan section for nan 2024 RBC Canadian Open astatine Hamilton Golf & Country Club successful Hamilton, Ontario, from May 30 to June 2.
However, nan world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler's sanction appears absent from nan roster arsenic nan PGA Tour heads northbound of nan border.
The brace some made headlines astir nan PGA Championship successful Kentucky for reasons unrelated to nan sport.
Three days earlier nan title teed disconnected astatine Valhalla, McIlroy shocked nan fanbase by filing for divorcement from his woman of 7 years, Erica Stoll.
After making their narration nationalist successful 2014, McIlroy and Stoll were engaged successful December of nan pursuing twelvemonth and joined successful April 2017. The brace had their daughter, Poppy Kennedy, connected August 31, 2020.
Rory McIlroy is connected nan section for nan Canadian Open days aft filing for divorcement from Erica Stoll
Scottie Scheffler, who was arrested successful Louisville connected May 17, is not connected nan section for May 30-June 2
An wrong root later told US Weekly that 'Erica was lonely successful their marriage' while different told People that nan Northern Irishman has been 'trying to find himself and get backmost to winning' aft nan split.
On nan different hand, Scheffler made headlines connected May 17 erstwhile he was arrested successful Louisville and charged pinch second-degree assault, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding postulation signals from an officer.
The apprehension happened early successful nan greeting arsenic he tried to get wrong Valhalla to make his tee time. Nevertheless, he was released hours later and walked into a roaring ovation astatine nan people for his 2nd round.
'This morning, I was proceeding arsenic directed by constabulary officers,' Scheffler wrote of nan arrest. 'It was a very chaotic situation, understandably truthful considering nan tragic mishap that had occurred earlier, and location was a large misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do.
McIlroy is looking to get his 3rd Canadian Open title aft winning successful 2019 and 2022
Whether aliases not Scheffler's absence has thing to do pinch his apprehension remains a question
'I ne'er intended to disregard immoderate of nan instructions. I'm hopeful to put this to nan broadside and attraction connected play today.'
Scheffler vanished nan tourney successful a four-way necktie for eighth place. Meanwhile, McIlroy and 5 others tied astatine 12th down them.
Whether aliases not Scheffler's absence from nan Canadian Open relates to nan apprehension remains a question.
As for McIlroy, he looks to adhd a 3rd Canadian Open title to his resume. He won his first successful 2019 and claimed his 2nd title up northbound successful 2022.
