When it’s working there are few better with the driver than McIlroy, who ranked third in strokes gained/off the tee and first in strokes gained/ tee to green for the week.
McIlroy’s ball found the fairway after a 305-yard-plus carry. From there, he took advantage by hitting his approach to eight feet and converting the eagle putt. Have a look:
With high altitude and tree-lined fairways, Club de Golf Chapultepec is taking driver out of a lot of players’ hands this week. That even includes Rory McIlroy. Well, at least when driver is too much club.
McIlroy, who turns 30 in May, is ramping up his PGA Tour schedule in 2019 to prepare for the Masters, the only Major he needs to complete the career Grand Slam.
It appears Justin Rose, the No.1 player in the world, the current Olympic gold medallist and the recently crowned FedEx Cup champion, is leaving the only equipment company he has known in his 20-year professional career.