Rory McIlroy finished in a tie for 12th at the Memorial Tournament but the Northern Irishman is focused on improving ahead of the US Open at Shinnecock Hills
Rory McIlroy has acknowledged feeling “limited” with his driving at present and conceded he needs to improve before next week’s US Open.
The Northern Irishman secured a tie for 12th place on four under par at the Memorial Tournament, finishing alongside Ryder Cup team-mate Justin Rose and world number one Scottie Scheffler.
While he believes most aspects of his game are in solid shape ahead of the third major of the year, which begins on 18 June, McIlroy expressed his disappointment with his driving performance at Muirfield Village.
He managed to hit just 30 of 56 fairways during the tournament, though the six-time major champion is drawing comfort from the fact that conditions at Shinnecock Hills should prove more manageable off the tee.
“It was sort of like two steps forward, one step back,” McIlroy said when reflecting on his performance at the Memorial, which earned him over a quarter of a million pounds.
“Off the tee still wasn’t where I want it to be. I feel limited at the minute. Thankfully the fairways at Shinnecock are a little wider than they are here.
“I need to work on how I’m hitting it off the tee. But everything else, (my) putting felt pretty good for the most part and my iron play and wedges were pretty nice.
“I’ll just try to keep getting a little bit better each and every day heading into Shinnecock.”
McIlroy flew back to the UK on Sunday night and plans to return to the United States this weekend, heading straight to Long Island in New York, where the US Open will take place.
“Overall, (it was) not a bad week, got some good stuff out of it, and I’ve got a week to prep and get ready for Shinnecock,” he added.
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