Canadian Open: Rory McIlroy Stands Firm on Skipping Media with Harsh Retort [Video]

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy spoke to the press ahead of the start of the RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto. It was his first public statement since he failed to meet with reporters at the PGA Championship and missed the Memorial Tournament.

Naturally, this was one of the central topics of the questions he received that day. McIlroy defended his right to refuse interviews and mentioned other circumstances that were present at the time.

“If we all wanted to, we could all bypass you guys and we could just go on this and we could go on social media and we could talk about our round and do it our own way,” he said.

“We understand that that’s not ideal for you guys and there’s …