McIlroy, at 9-over, was 21 strokes behind Cameron Champ, who entered Saturday with a two-stroke lead in the final event ahead of the U.S. Open. The reigning Masters champion isn’t involved in weekend play in a non-major tour for the first time since the 2023 Players Championship.

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

Cameron Champ too a two-stroke lead into the weekend at the Canadian Open in the final event before the U.S. Open.