PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Rory McIlroy experienced his activity was in the same way fine precisely as it has been last week, by using one particular big difference.
He misplaced inside a playoff at Quail Hollow.
He will not likely even cause it to to the quick from the TPC Sawgrass.
''I only need to try and have the hang of his / her course somehow,'' McIlroy said Friday once a 4-over 76 from The Players Championship , above the reduce line. ''I only discover it fairly difficult. But, yeah, one amongst these weeks.''
Those weeks usually materialize at Sawgrass.
In his or her three appearances, the 23-year-old McIlroy has under no circumstances manufactured the particular lower as well as for no reason even broken par throughout six rounds. He commenced over a calm, sunny a . m . as nevertheless that could switch once the U.S. Open champion rolled around an 18-foot birdie putt.
But he or she skipped a 6-foot birdie putt within the following hole, scrambled for bogey within the par-3 13th hole plus lost all push whenever his second shot on the par-5 16th did not draw on the mineral water in the direction of the green, splashing down many 10 back yards from dry land. He was able saving par, however the tone ended up being fixed for that day.
McIlroy acquired gone 22 consecutive public tournaments with out not universally known the cut, courting into the Wells Fargo Championship last year.
He couldn't characteristic this that will his or her form.
McIlroy had concluded from the top rated several only once this particular year, when your dog tied intended for 40th inside the Masters. He gained the particular Honda Classic, shed around the final belonging to the Match Play Championship in Arizona and ended up being second at the Abu Dhabi Championship against a powerful field. He got there with Florida immediately after losing within a playoff from Quail Hollow.
''I've return here a certainly better battler - a much more constant player, suffered player,'' this individual said. ''And, yeah, I felt for instance I would likely are available here as well as consider my means around the course in addition to only make sure to play stable golf. I tried out to complete that, and it also simply just couldn't happen.''
Put your pet on Sawgrass, however, and also he won't look such as the exact same player.
''It's unbelievable,'' McIlroy said. ''I shoot 14 within yesterday plus I look like I make it just the same that week. And I'm going home. So it is really one amongst people things. But I'm not receiving down about me personally about it. I enjoyed well very last week, along with I've got a large a part of the season on the agenda as well as searching forwards that will that.''
McIlroy is just not the one movie star to help wrestle with Sawgrass.
Tiger Woods has been a runner-up inside 2000 along with earned with 2001. But from 15 years, those people were the only times this individual is at significant contention commencing the rear eight on Sunday. Phil Mickelson trialled thirteen instances with regular effects till they last but not least won inside 2007. Ernie Els provides certainly not won The Players Championship . Neither has Vijay Singh, whom practically world from Sawgrass (at very least on the actual practice range).
''You evaluate Tiger, who have won here, and Phil,'' McIlroy said. ''But for your quality and reliability connected with person many people are, that they undoubtedly have got received more floor plans that happen to be extra thus to their liking,'' McIlroy said. ''It's just simply some sort of lessons that you need to figure out, and it is taken me awhile. I'll revisit future year, my personal fourth attempt, and also make an effort to cause it to to the weekend.''
Graeme McDowell, McIlroy's very best close friend with tour, can certainly relate. McDowell struggles at Augusta National, so his or her connect regarding 12th for the Masters felt like a modest victory.
''You're not necessarily likely to consider that will weeks time off,'' McDowell said, talking about the particular Masters.
The Players Championship seriously isn't this same. McIlroy and Lee Westwood not so great a year ago any time neither was some sort of PGA Tour member (both usually are people 2010 plus played). Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel chose not to ever perform this year, coupled with Paul Lawrie and Anders Hansen, the two connected with which had been eligible. Masters champion Bubba Watson select to be property together with his freshly used son.
''Certain people don't like this course,'' McDowell said. ''A few days down is available. But it's really a lucrative purse.''
Fear not - McIlroy affirms he will return.
''I'll come back. I promise,'' McIlroy reported using a massive smile. ''Hopefully, I'm coming returning below to get another twenty years. If I will not number it out on my 20th, there may be a thing wrong.''
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