It's been a hectic week for Rory McIlroy.
Two days ahead of his three-peat bid at the RBC Canadian Open, a bombshell was dropped that the PGA Tour and DP World Tour are joining forces with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which bankrolls LIV Golf.
The Northern Irishman has been the PGA Tour's staunchest defender the past year, and Wednesday he once again met with the media, a press conference he called, "the most uncomfortable I've felt in the last 12 months."
After that, however, McIlroy was finally able to knock the weight off his shoulders and focus on becoming the first player to three-peat on Tour since Steve Stricker at the 2011 John Deere Classic.