KAPALUA, Hawaii – Rory McIlroy added the Sentry Tournament of Champions to his schedule this season for the first time in his career because he wanted to get his year off to a fast start and test his game after an intense offseason.
To varying degrees he checked both items off his to-do list.
Although he closed with a 1-under 72, his worst round of the week by three strokes, he tied for fourth place at 15 under and left Maui more confident in his game than when he arrived.
“I'm going to go home and sort of reflect on this week and reflect on what was good and what maybe wasn't so good and work on a few things and come back out having learned a little more about my game,” McIlroy said.