Rory McIlroy explains putting struggles after unusual Truist Championship round

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Rory McIlroy's rival Xander Schauffele has shared insight into how the Masters Champions scared him during his back-to-back Augusta victory.The 32-year-old American is in action against the Northern Irishman at the Quail Hollow Club for the Truist Championship, in McIlroy's first tournament since winning the Masters.The Californian shared his impression of McIlroy's performance at Augusta, after the Grand Slam champion beat Scottie Scheffler by one stroke.Schauffele said: "I mean, he hits - you know, I think at Augusta it was an impressive display.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "His best club was his worst club, and he still won the tournament.

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But a week like this week usually he's hitting his driver on most holes and it's his best club in his bag most times."It's a nice thing to watch him hit driver, and it's definitely a good property to be able to fly it about 330 yards on."The Masters...

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Rory McIlroy insisted he felt no frustration despite requiring 30 putts during his opening round at Quail Hollow, attributing his struggles to misreading the greens rather than poor stroke quality.The Northern Irishman's round at the Truist Championship proved remarkably unusual, with the 36-year-old recording 17 consecutive pars before finally breaking through on his final hole.When he finally sank a 15-footer on his closing hole, the Northern Irishman raised his arms overhead in mock triumph, later describing it as "something to build off.""I wasn't frustrated, I was hitting good putts," the Masters champion explained afterwards.

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But sort of felt like I got into it by the end of the round," McIlroy said.Asked...

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