World number one Rory McIlroy expects this year's Masters to feel a bit different and says the tournament being pushed back to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic could help him win the coveted green jacket.
FILE PHOTO: Golf - European Tour - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - September 29, 2019 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy during the final round Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
The Masters is usually the year’s first major but the event had been delayed from its April slot and will now take place after the U.S. Open and PGA Championship, which were rescheduled for August and September.McIlroy, who needs the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam, said the new date would give it a “different feel”.
“I always feel there’s this bit of anticipation going into Augusta, the first big event of the year. There’s all this hype.
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