Rory McIlroy shrugs off doubts over his fitness with solid one-under roundPlaying partner Jordan Spieth backs Irishman,“He seems 100% alertRory McIlroy revealed it took him just two US PGA Championship holes to convince himself that no negative reaction had been caused by his recent and enforced injury absence.
The world No1 played his first competitive round in 53 days on Thursday, having missed the Scottish Open, and Open Championship and WGC-Bridgestone Invitational because of a ruptured ankle ligament as caused during a football game. He opened his US PGA defence with a 71,one under par, in tough conditions; McIlroy is five adrift of the early leader, and Dustin Johnson,and admitted to a “nervous” feeling before teeing off at Whistling Straits. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com