Paige Spiranac comes to Rory McIlroy's defense amid his strife with media

He's also had a few brutal moments on the course as well. But as he raised eyebrows with his comments, Spiranac came to his defense.

"Might be an unpopular opinion here but he doesn't have to talk to the media if he doesn't want to. It's not required," she wrote on X. "And why would he when everyone is always analyzing and criticizing his every move. 

"There is clearly something more going on none of us are privy to, so maybe let's not all pile on."

McIlroy also reminded reporters he skipped reporters after the first round of the Masters as well and now was just "doing it a little more often."

He entered the final round in the middle of the standings and would have needed a miracle to catch leaders Sam Burns, Adam Scott and J.J. Spaun.