Rory McIlroy acknowledged he’s coping with an elbow damage as he prepares to go to Augusta for subsequent week’s Masters.
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The World No. 2 made a spirited run up the leaderboard on the Texas Youngsters’s Houston Open on Sunday, carding a 4-under 31 on the entrance 9 that included an eagle. He made three extra birdies earlier than closing with a bogey to accept a tie for fifth.
Regardless of capturing 65-64 over the weekend, McIlroy informed NBC Sports activities that his proper elbow has been bothering him. The Masters begins in 10 days.
“Get some treatment on that and make sure that that’s OK going into Augusta,” he stated.
McIlroy will not be taking part in on this week’s Texas Valero Open, giving him time to relaxation the elbow and work on a tweak he made to his driver following the third spherical in Houston.
“I just took a little bit of loft off it,” he stated. “I felt like it was getting a little bit spinny, especially if I wanted to hit cuts off the tee, so I took a little bit of loft off it. Definitely went through the wind better today and felt a little more comfortable.”
Regardless of the elbow discomfort, McIlroy posted yet one more sturdy consequence after scrambling a bit simply to make the lower in Houston. The T5 provides to his pair of wins together with a T4 in Dubai amongst his first eight begins worldwide in 2025.
Nevertheless, McIlroy stated his sport will not be the place he needs it to be as he chases an elusive inexperienced jacket subsequent week.
“Still feel like I’ve got some stuff to work on. Still don’t think like my game is absolutely 100 percent under the control I would want, but it’s nice to have a week to work on some things,” he stated. “I’ve got my coach, Michael Bannon, coming in , so we’ll be working at home and making sure my game feels good going into the Masters.”
The Masters is the lone main lacking from McIlroy’s trophy case, though his general main drought now stretches 11 years to the 2014 PGA Championship. He completed T22 final 12 months after lacking the lower at Augusta in 2023. He was runner-up to Scottie Scheffler in 2022.
“This week, going forward, it’s just about feeling as comfortable as I can be with the things I’ve been working on, which is sort of iron play, wedges,” McIlroy stated. “Obviously, short game’s really, really important around Augusta as well. You know, work on those things over the next few days and hopefully I’m feeling good going in there.”
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