Rory McIlroy will take a leaf from Tiger Woods’ book as he bids to build on the momentum of his post-Ryder Cup performances in 2022.
McIlroy broke down in tears after beating Xander Schauffele to register his only point in Europe’s record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits last year, the four-time major winner feeling he “should have done more” in the contest.
Three weeks later McIlroy returned to action with a second PGA Tour title of the season at the CJ Cup in Las Vegas and the following month held the 54-hole lead in the DP World Tour Championship before being overhauled by Open champion Collin Morikawa.