Rory McIlroy has finally addressed his decision to avoid media interviews at last month’s PGA Championship, revealing his anger over leaked driver test results whilst world no 1 Scottie Scheffler’s similar failure remained confidential.The Northern Irishman, speaking ahead of the RBC Canadian Open in the Greater Toronto area on Wednesday, explained his month-long public absence following his disappointing tied-47th finish at Quail Hollow.The five-time major winner said: “I was a little p***** off because I knew that Scottie’s driver had failed on Monday, but my name was the one that was leaked.”The 36-year-old confirmed that driver testing results were meant to remain confidential, but “two members of the media were the ones that leaked it.”Rory McIlroy spoke ahead of the RBC Canadian OpenGettyMcIlroy detailed multiple reasons for his media absence during the tournament in North Carolina.”I didn’t play well the first day, so I wanted to go practice. I wanted to go back and see Poppy before she went to bed,” he said, referring to his daughter.The driver controversy emerged that same evening, adding to his reluctance to speak publicly.JUST IN: Multiple dead and many injured in terrifying stampede as IPL club title celebrations turn to horrorRory McIlroy endured a difficult PGA Championship last monthGettyThen, his Saturday tee time was significantly delayed, moving from 8:20am to nearly 2:00pm, resulting in another late finish that left him exhausted.McIlroy admitted: “I didn’t want to get up there and say something that I regretted.”I’m trying to protect Scottie. I don’t want to mention his name. I’m trying to protect TaylorMade. I’m trying to protect the USGA, PGA of America, myself.”That’s not my information to share. I knew that that had happened, but that’s not on me to share that.”McIlroy expressed particular frustration that the confidential testing process had been compromised.READ MORE: Government ‘knew’ Roman Abramovich’s billions from Chelsea sale would never reach Ukraine”I felt that process is supposed to be kept confidential, and it wasn’t for whatever reason. That’s why I was pretty annoyed at that.”The PGA of America had previously confirmed that driver testing occurred but emphasised results should remain private.McIlroy also defended his decision to skip interviews, asserting it was within his rights under current regulations.”I’ve been beating this drum for a long time. If they want to make it mandatory, that’s fine, but in our rules it says that it’s not,” he stated.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Rory McIlroy did not speak to the media after his PGA Championship driver dramaGettyThe Northern Irishman suggested players could bypass traditional media entirely: “If we all wanted to, we could all bypass you guys and we could just go on social media and we could talk about our round and do it our own way.”Until the day that it’s maybe written into the regulations, you’re going to have guys skip from time to time and that’s well within our rights.”McIlroy’s media absence came after a disappointing performance at Quail Hollow, where he finished tied for 47th place. The result was particularly deflating given his Masters victory just a month earlier, which had ended his major drought of more than a decade.The 36-year-old has now returned to competitive action at the RBC Canadian Open, where he was spotted practising on the driving range before addressing the media for the first time since the PGA Championship.At last year’s Canadian Open, McIlroy mounted a strong final-round charge but began Sunday seven strokes behind the leader, ultimately falling short of victory.Two months after his emotional Augusta triumph, McIlroy will attempt to secure another tournament win and move past the driver testing controversy that overshadowed his PGA Championship appearance.