“I feel sort of close but also so far away at the same time. It’s hard to explain.”
Much about Rory McIlroy’s 2023 has been hard to explain.
The Northern Irishman came into the year as the No. 1 player in the world and maintained the top spot until Scottie Scheffler won the WM Phoenix Open for the second consecutive year. Still, McIlroy’s game seemed like it was in a good place as major championship season approached.
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Then, beginning with a missed cut at The Players Championship, Rory McIlroy started to look less and less like Rory McIlroy on the golf course.