After missing the cut at the Players Championship on Saturday, Rory McIlroy said he is looking forward to spending more time being a golfer rather than being the figurehead of the PGA Tour's feud with LIV Golf.
"But as I said at the start of the week, everything has sort of been announced now, and the wheels have been put in motion, so it should obviously quieten down from here.Coming off a tie for second at last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, McIlroy had been tipped as one of the favourites to claim the PGA Tour's flagship event and the $4.5 million winner's purse.
An opening round four-over 76 was followed by a marginally better 73 but still left the 33-year-old on five-over and well off the two-over cut line. "It's just a tricky golf course, and you don't hit fairways and you've got your work cut out for you." A four-time major champion, McIlroy can complete the career grand slam by winning what has been an elusive Green Jacket.
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