Rory McIlroy sent brutal two-pronged reality check over major drought by LIV Golf critic
Rory McIlroy has been told he needs to sort out two key areas of his game if he is to break his major drought. The 35-year-old made a statement on the weekend by winning his 27th PGA Tour title at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, holding off Shane Lowry by two shots.
But it is now more than a decade since he last landed a major title, when he won his second PGA Championship.
A golden opportunity for the Ryder Cup star to break that run went begging in 2024 when he missed two short putts in the final three holes to miss out on the US Open to Bryson DeChambeau.
“One, I think he’s got a mental hurdle,” he told bunkered. “When you’re a completely different person in the majors than you are in regular tour events – and he is – that screams that you’ve got a mental hurdle.
