Rory McIlroy 'feels close but also so far away' as he seeks return to form after scrappy US PGA Championship
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.


