
Rory McIlroy skipped his pre-championship press conference and any chatter of golf's big merger to focus on his day job this week at the US Open, and the early signs are that it has worked to perfection.
The four-time Major winner, the PGA Tour's 'de-facto spokesperson', cut a quiet figure this week at Los Angeles Country Club and did his talking with his golf game on Thursday to post a 65 (-5) despite a whiffed chip shot in the rough on the 18th hole.