Rory McIlroy seems optimistic about playing in next week’s US Open

On the course, 2017 hasn’t been too kind to Rory McIlroy. You can’t say the guy hasn’t had a good year – getting married and signing a big-time equipment deal with TaylorMade surely will conjure up good memories for Rory down the road – but injuries have also plagued the 28-year-old.