Rory McIlroy admitted on Wednesday that he was "angry" and his name leaked after a confidential driver test before the PGA Championship.

The failed test was just part of the “Freaky Week”, with the dominant Masters champion refusing to talk to the media after all four of Quail Hollow’s games.

McIlroy said the report said his driver was considered unqualified in standard USGA equipment tests, when he knew the world ranked first and Scottie Scheffler also needed to be the second professional backup driver in charge of the year.

"But my name is the person who was leaked," McIlroy said. "It should be kept confidential."

McIlroy said he didn’t want to talk to the media after the news broke in the second round because he didn’t want to “get up and say something I regret.”

"I'm working to protect Scotty; I don't want to mention his name," said McIlroy of Sffler. I'm trying to protect myself, my own USGA, PGA. I just don't want to stand there and say something I regretted at the time.

"With Scotty's stuff, this is not the information I'm going to share. I know that's happening, but it's not what I share, and I feel the process should be kept confidential, and that's not for any reason. That's why I'm very angry about it."

McIlroy said the logistics was a factor in his decision to skip any rear-wheel media the other day, whether it was due to being late, delayed for a long time before his third round or just trying to fly home after a disappointing 47 disappointing draw^Th His first major start since completing his professional grand slam.

On the wider post-supply issue, McIlroy has been evident for months, and under current regulations, players can avoid any media obligations at any time.

He said: “We can all bypass you if we all want to, we can continue to do our own way (our phone) and then say: “We understand the benefits you bring here, give us the platform and everything else.” So I understand this. But I've beaten this drum for a long time: if they're willing to do it, then you can do it, but what to do is, until you have the rules, until you can do it, and that's it, that's it. Guys skip it every now and then, which is great. ”