Report: Rory McIlroy splits with Pete Cowan, returns to Michael Bannon

Eight months after splitting with longtime swing coach Michael Bannon to work with Pete Cowen, Rory McIlroy has reversed course and gone back to the man who has taught him since he was a junior.

“Yes, Michael [Bannon] and I are back working together,” McIlroy told Golfweek. “I’ve always had a relationship with Pete and I’ll ask for his input if I feel I need it. But now it’s Michael and me.”

Bannon, who is based in Northern Ireland, was unable to travel through the pandemic and McIlroy became frustrated with his game and his swing. At The Players Championship in March, he began working with Cowen and there was some success.

In May, he won the Wells Fargo Championship for the third time and he…