The Masters title is not in Rory McIlroy’s possession but it is definitely in his head.
And his latest bid to join golf’s immortals as a career Grand Slam winner was left dead and buried by his horribly flawed second round 77 to leave him 17 shots off the lead. Even on Easter weekend, there was no coming back from this.
When the world No.2 struck his opening drive 338 yards over the bunker and nearly into the next zip code, an American fan on the first tee exclaimed: “Holy Cow!”
