Form and confidence seems to have deserted Rory McIlroy ahead of the US PGA Championship at Oak Hill this week and there is one other major cause for concern.
The Holywood man is looking to bounce back from his dispiriting performance in the Masters but at 34, recent statistics suggest that is now highly unlikely.
The last seven men’s majors have been won by players in their 20s, a streak beginning with Jon Rahm’s victory in the 2021 US Open and extended by the Spaniard’s triumph at Augusta National last month.
