Rory McIlroy encouraged by improved putting ahead of Players Championship

Rory McIlroy will take the positives from an improved putting performance into the Players Championship as he seeks a second victory at Sawgrass.

McIlroy, who won golf’s unofficial ‘fifth major’ in 2019, began his PGA Tour campaign with victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but was unable to mount a serious title challenge in each of his subsequent starts.

However, the four-time major winner was encouraged by his performance on the greens in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where an experiment with new equipment proved to be short-lived.

The stage continues to grow.