The Masters 2024: Rory McIlroy struggling together with his recreation as Grand Slam bid falls brief at Augusta Nationwide | Golf Information

Rory McIlroy admitted there’s “numerous room for enchancment” in his recreation heading into the remainder of the 12 months after one other failed profession Grand Slam bid at The Masters.

McIlroy had carded his lowest opening spherical at The Masters since 2018 when he posted a one-under 71 on Thursday, though didn’t register a single birdie in a second-round 77 that dropped him down the leaderboard.

The four-time main champion mentioned he would ‘give it a go’ after a third-round 71 left him needing to overturn a 10-stroke deficit on the ultimate day, the place one other irritating 73 noticed him finish the week on 4 over and take his wait to finish the profession Grand Slam into an eleventh 12 months.

“I do not actually know what to say,” McIlroy admitted post-round. “Simply form of felt like my recreation was OK and managed it fairly effectively, however clearly Friday was a extremely robust day, and dropping 5 pictures form of put me in a reasonably tough place going into the weekend.

“Then the situations had been fairly robust. The greens are crusty and agency and exhausting to get the ball tremendous shut and exhausting to make a ton of birdies.

“When you get seven or eight again going into the weekend right here, it is exhausting to make up that floor,” McIlroy added. “I assume it is extra the identical of what I’ve proven this 12 months.

“It isn’t as if it has been a down week compared to the best way I have been taking part in. It is only a matter of me attempting to get my recreation in a bit higher form going in direction of the remainder of the season.”

Flat main Sunday for McIlroy

Any hopes of a final-day cost from McIlroy instantly ended when he missed the opening inexperienced with a wedge and didn’t rise up and down to avoid wasting par, then three-putted for par on the par-five second after firing his second to inside 20 ft.

McIlroy ended a par streak by two-putting for birdie on the par-five eighth and holing from 20 ft on the ninth, seeing him attain the flip in pink figures for the day, just for him to fail to rise up and down from the sand to avoid wasting par on the tenth.

He safely made the par on the primary two holes of Amen Nook however grew to become unstuck on the par-five thirteenth, carding a four-putt bogey from distance after reaching the inexperienced in two, though responded by getting up and all the way down to birdie the par-five fifteenth for the primary time of the week.

McIlroy’s wayward method into the seventeenth resulted in one other dropped shot, sending him again to over par for the spherical, whereas closing par rounding off the newest disappointing bid to finish the profession Grand Slam.

“I have to take a little bit little bit of time and mirror on this week and what I did effectively, what I did not achieve this effectively, and form of attempt to make a plan for the following few months, particularly from right here going by means of clearly to the top of July. Hopefully get myself in a bit higher type for these final three.

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“They don’t seem to be horrible weeks by any stretch, however there’s a variety of room for enchancment. I am shut in some methods, however then I really feel fairly distant in others. As soon as I get one factor, form of put that to mattress, then one other factor pops up, and it is simply a kind of on the minute.”

Time for change for McIlroy?

McIlroy made a visit to Las Vegas final month for a four-hour lesson with Butch Harmon, one thing he has carried out a number of occasions throughout his profession, with the Northern Irishman insisting that he hasn’t but reached the purpose the place he must make vital modifications in his recreation.

“In the event you’re actually going to make wholesale modifications it is exhausting to play a variety of golf and make them on the identical time,” McIlroy added. “I do not really feel like I have to make wholesale modifications – that is why I am taking part in quite a bit.

“If the time comes that I have to make wholesale modifications with my golf swing and actually attempt to reassess, it may very well be a six-month to a 12 months course of. Not saying I would not play any tournaments in that point, however the focus can be on the form of technical aspect of issues and actually not result-driven.

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“I do not assume I am there but, however there might come a time after I want to handle that and actually return to the drafting board.”

The place will McIlroy characteristic subsequent?

McIlroy heads to South Carolina subsequent for the RBC Heritage, starting Thursday and the newest of the PGA Tour’s Signature Occasions, with the Northern Irishman then teaming up with Shane Lowry to make his debut on the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans the next week.

That crew occasion can be McIlroy’s fourth begin in as many weeks, having additionally performed 4 occasions in a five-week stretch earlier in his PGA Tour marketing campaign, with the Northern Irishman then scheduled to take his birthday week off forward of returning on the Wells Fargo Championship (Might 9-12).

McIlroy can be hoping for a document fourth profession title at Quail Hole, earlier than having one other alternative to finish his main drought when the PGA Championship takes place at Valhalla the next week.

The 34-year-old has dedicated to the RBC Canadian Open from Might 30-June 2, an occasion he has gained twice, with McIlroy additionally scheduled to play the Memorial Event (June 6-9) earlier than heading to the US Open at Pinehurst from June 16-19.

Watch Rory McIlroy in motion all through the PGA Tour season stay on Sky Sports activities. McIlroy options subsequent on the RBC Heritage, with Featured Group protection stay on Thursday from 12.15pm forward of full protection from 7pm on Sky Sports activities Golf.

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