Rory McIlroy claimed he is trending towards his top form for the Masters after his near-miss at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The Ulsterman led during the chaotic final round at Bay Hill and missed a 10-foot birdie putt at the last before finishing a shot behind winner Kurt Kitayama. The four-time Major champion returned to world No.1 last year during a run of seven consecutive top-four finishes but has slid down to No.3 after a slow start to his PGA Tour season.
But McIlroy, who will tee up at The Players Championship this week, said: “I had a chance at the last and it just missed on the low side but it was a good week. I saw some positive signs. Game's rounding into form for the bulk of the season. So I'm, even though I didn't get the win, I'm still pretty happy with how everything went this week.
