The headliner of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open field will not be playing on the weekend. Rory McIlroy's week went from bad to worse on Friday at TPC Toronto, as he followed a opening-round 71 with a second-round 78 to miss the cut by 12 shots.

The three-time PGA Tour winner was ready to play in this week's Korn Ferry Tour, before getting a last-minute call that he made the field in Canada. Now, he's taken advantage of the opportunity.

CALEDON, Ontario — Masters champion Rory McIlroy tumbled out of the RBC Canadian Open on Friday with his worst round in nearly a year, with Cameron Champ taking a two-stroke lead into the weekend in the final event before the U.S. Open.