I need to get my stuff together – Rory McIlroy out to end Masters hangover

Rory McIlroy says he has to “get his stuff together” as he looks to shake off his Masters hangover at the US Open this week.

The world number two completed an 11-year quest to win all four majors when he triumphed at Augusta National in April but his form has suffered since.

He tied for 47th at the PGA Championship last month, where he suffered drama when his driver was found to be non-conforming, while he missed the cut at the Canadian Open last week as his struggles off the tee continued.

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The Co Down man has cut himself some slack given his monumental achievement at the Masters.

However, ahead of the US Open at unforgiving Oakmont this week, he knows he has to get his head back in the game.

Asked if he knew how tough it would be to regain his motivation, he said: “I didn’t know. Look, you dream about the final putt going in at the Masters, but you don’t think about what comes next.

“I think I’ve always been a player who struggles to play after a big event, after I win whatever tournament.

“I always struggle to show up with motivation the next week because you’ve just accomplished something and you want to enjoy it and you want to sort of relish the fact that you’ve achieved a goal.

“I think chasing a certain goal for the better part of a decade and a half, I think I’m allowed a little bit of time to relax a little bit.

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“I think it’s trying to have a little bit of amnesia and forget about what happened six weeks ago. Then just trying to find the motivation to go back out there and work as hard as I’ve been working.

“But at the same time, you have to enjoy what you’ve just