World No. 2 Rory McIlroy has allayed fears that he could miss the Masters with an elbow injury after he revealed on Tuesday that his elbow is “good.” The Northern Irishman is one of the favorites to win the Masters and fans would be relieved to hear that the 35-year-old will get his chance to complete his career Grand Slam.
McIlroy’s Elbow Okay To Compete at Masters.
McIlroy has won three of his last seven worldwide starts and has two more top-five finishes in the same timeframe. This is the first year the he has won twice on the PGA Tour before the Masters after he secured victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Players Championship at the start of the year.
“It’s been a really good sort of lead-in to (the Masters),” McIlroy said. “Spent a week at home and had Michael Bannon over, and we were doing some practice and played quite a bit of golf and tried to stay as sharp as I could. It’s been a good week, and obviously looking forward to getting this thing going on Thursday.”
McIlroy will be hoping to end his Major drought in what is his 17th start at the Masters and his 11th appearance at the Augusta National. The 35-year-old has been without a Major win since he won the PGA Championship in 2014. Winning the Masters would not only end his Major drought but also complete his career Grand Slam.
Right Elbow “Bothered” McIlroy “a Little”
Rory McIlroy left fans wondering if he would compete at the Masters when he revealed after the final round in Houston that he was suffering discomfort in his right elbow. The World No. 2 will not play at the Texas Open this week, and he only needs a victory at the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam.
“I still don’t think my game is absolutely 100% under the control I would want,” said McIlroy after he finished tied for fifth at the Memorial Park Golf course in Houston on Sunday. “My right elbow has been bothering me a little bit, so I’ll get some treatment on that and make sure that’s OK going into Augusta.”
“I’ll get some treatment on that (elbow) and make sure that that’s okay going into Augusta. I’ve got my coach, Michael Bannon, coming in tomorrow, so we’ll be working at home and making sure (the) game feels good going into The Masters,”
The 35-year-old also admitted that he didn’t feel his game was 100 percent under the control he wanted. He added that he had some things he would like to work on and he was going to take advantage of the one week before the Masters to do so.
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