Rory McIlroy’s buildup to next week’s U.S. Open at Oakmont took a further concerning turn on Friday in the RBC Canadian Open. In his first start since his worst finish this season—a T-47 in the PGA Championship—the reigning Masters champion suffered an extremely rare setback—he missed the cut at TPC Toronto.

After Scottie Scheffler's latest win at the Memorial Tournament, much of the talk coming into this week's RBC Canadian Open was how Rory McIlroy would respond in his first start since the PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy made an 8 on his fifth hole Friday at TPC Toronto, free-falling down the RBC Canadian Open leaderboard. After hitting his tee shot into the right rough on the par 4, McIlroy's approach shot from 134 yards traveled 165 — so far past the spectators around the green that they didn't notice it soar over their heads.