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Rory McIlroy reveals reason for RBC Heritage withdrawal after missing Masters cut - ‘I needed a break for me’

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Rory McIlroy revealed the reason for withdrawing from the RBC Heritage event last month, citing his “mental and emotional wellbeing” as the main factor.

At the time, there was no explanation as to why McIlroy had pulled out of the event, which came after he missed the cut at the Masters.

Ad He went to Augusta hoping to complete a career Grand Slam, but is now without a major win since 2014 having won The Open that year.

That followed on from his successes he PGA Championship in 2012 and the U.S. Open in 2011. GolfBale wants cheap game of golf, not a football comeback at Wrexham28/04/2023 AT 21:14 The Northern Irishman will now return to competition at the Wells Fargo Championship this week.

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Rory McIlroy admitted he “feels close but also so far away” to the sort of form he needs to end his drought in majors after a scrappy week at the US PGA Championship in which he didn’t play his best stuff but still rallied to finish in a tie for seventh. The Northern Irishman, who last landed one of golf’s marquee titles back at this event in 2014, came into the second men’s major of the year after a missed cut at The Masters which forced him to take a break from the game, with all eyes on him to see how he would fare in his bid to bounce back. Ad He cut a forlorn figure during a ragged front nine on Thursday before kick-starting his recovery with a 35-foot par save that sparked him into life as he salvaged a first-round 71.
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