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It's present been implicit a decennary since Rory McIlroy, who won 4 majors earlier helium turned 26, past won 1 — and nary of those person travel astatine Augusta.
McIlroy won the 2012 and 2014 PGA Championships, the 2011 U.S. Open, and the 2014 Open Championship, with his champion decorativeness astatine Augusta coming successful 2022 with his bunker hole-out to decorativeness successful second.
McIlroy's drought was conscionable feet from ending past summer, but helium missed 2 putts worthy 6.5 feet connected 2 of the last 3 holes astatine the U.S. Open, and Bryson DeChambeau's up-and-down connected 18 astatine Pinehurst gave him his 2nd major.
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Rory McIlroy tees disconnected connected no. 12 during a signifier circular of the Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)
The Northern Irishman abruptly near the people and disappointed successful the Open Championship a period later, missing the cut.
But for McIlroy, the reigning PLAYERS champion and Pebble Beach king, "It's conscionable narratives. It's noise."
"It's conscionable trying to artifact retired that sound arsenic overmuch arsenic possible," McIlroy said connected Tuesday. "I request to dainty this tourney similar each the different tournaments that I play passim the year.
"Look, I recognize the communicative and the noise, and there's a batch of anticipation and buildup coming into this tourney each and each year, but I conscionable person to support my caput down and absorption connected my job."
Rory McIlroy plays his shot connected no. 11 during a signifier circular of the Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)
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McIlroy hasn't fared greatly successful his past 2 Masters tournaments, missing the chopped successful 2023 and finishing tied for 22nd past year.
But helium has the second-best likelihood to win, down lone reigning champ Scottie Scheffler, understandably so. In 5 events this year, the 35-year-old hasn't finished extracurricular the apical 20, and has different top-five speech from his 2 victories.
However, McIlroy knows that bequest is astir the majors — and he's zero for his past 38.
Rory McIlroy plays his changeable from the 16th tee during the last circular of the Masters Tournament. (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
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"I've had chances to triumph immoderate of the biggest play tournaments successful the world, and it hasn't rather happened," McIlroy said. "But beingness moves on. You particulate yourself disconnected and you spell again. I deliberation that's wherefore I've go a small much comfy successful laying everything retired determination and being somewhat susceptible astatine times."
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