Rory McIlroy put himself in golf isolation for 3 weeks to make main change

Rory McIlroy could also be inching nearer to a historic feat, however he refuses to remain idle in relation to enhancing his sport.

The Northern Irishman can be within the discipline on the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, which begins on Thursday, and can compete in opposition to the likes of Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott, Tyrrell Hatton and Shane Lowry.

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A victory at Abu Dhabi would additionally assure a sixth-straight title as Europe’s high participant given McIlroy sits atop the Race to Dubai rankings.

Forward of this week’s match, McIlroy has 4,532 rating factors to his title, 1,573 factors forward of second-placed South African Thriston Lawrence.

Barring a capitulation in Abu Dhabi, a sixth Race to Dubai crown leaves McIlroy equal with Seve Ballesteros and two behind Colin Montgomerie within the all-time record.

Nonetheless, McIlroy will not relaxation on his laurels as he prepares to check a brand new ingredient of his sport.

The 35-year-old revealed he had been trialling out a brand new swing at his studios in Florida and New York fore three weeks.

McIlroy would continuously hit balls at a display screen together with his new swing however wouldn’t even hassle wanting on the flight of the ball.

He revealed the first purpose for altering his swing was to fare higher in high-pressure conditions.

“The one method I used to be going to make a change, or no less than transfer in the proper path, with my swing was to lock myself in a studio and never see the ball flight for a bit and simply focus fully on the motion,” McIlroy stated.

“It is one thing simply to make my golf swing extra environment friendly, after which whether it is extra environment friendly, then it means it is not going to interrupt down as a lot underneath stress.

“If I take a look at my yr, the one factor that I might criticise myself on is the truth that I’ve had these possibilities to win.”

There was no larger instance of McIlroy struggling underneath stress with a golden probability to seal victory than at this yr’s US Open at Pinehurst.

McIlroy led the sector by two strokes with solely 5 holes to play.

Nonetheless, the Northern Irishman made three bogeys within the ultimate 4 holes together with a missed three foot putt on the 18th.

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McIlroy merciless collapse allowed Bryson DeChambeau to surge residence and win his second main, with the previous watching the ultimate scenes on a TV within the recorder’s constructing earlier than making a swift exit from the venue.

It meant McIlroy’s watch for a primary main since his victory on the 2014 PGA Championship rumbled on.

Nonetheless, Abu Dhabi represents an opportunity for him to proceed chipping away at one in all his fundamental golf desires.

“I am a European participant,” McIlroy stated.

“I wish to go down as probably the most profitable European of all time. Clearly Race to Dubai wins would rely to that but in addition main championships and hopefully I’ve acquired a couple of extra Ryder Cups forward of me as nicely.

“In order that’s one thing that I wish to [do]. I feel [it] is a aim that is fairly attainable over the subsequent ten years.”