Low scores were out there at TPC Toronto, but the world's No. 2 will be fighting merely to make the cut Friday

McIlroy, who led the Tour in earnings from the week after The Players Championship until Scottie Scheffler won last week’s Memorial, trails Scheffler by $580,357. He can regain the lead with a finish of solo third or better ($676,200).

After nearly three weeks of silence, Rory McIlroy will finally speak to the press about the controversial declaration of his driver as non-conforming.