Of course, Rory McIlroy is one of the favorites to start the 2026 PGA Championship, but an injury that cropped up this week is causing some concern.
According to Golfweek, McIlroy revealed that he had a blister under one of his toes that was causing some pain. He eventually had the nails removed from his toe to help, but then cut practice short on Tuesday
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He also was absent from Tuesday night’s PGA Championship dinner photo shoot. So will this be an issue for the majors starting Thursday? We’ll see if he’s okay on Wednesday and update you here.
Is Rory McIlroy’s toe injury the reason he misses the Champions’ Dinner?
Nothing official, but maybe? Also, he could have been at the dinner but was not in the photo.
What is Rory McIlroy’s tee time at the 2026 PGA Championship?
That’s 8:40 a.m. Eastern time. He will play alongside Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm.
This article originally appeared in “For the win: Rory McIlroy injured toe: Latest update on blisters at PGA Championship”