As McIlroy has discovered over the past decade, history is a heavy burden to carry
Once again all eyes were firmly fixed upon Rory McIlroy as he teed it up at Augusta National this week.
While some of these defeats have been narrow, none have stung as much as his shortcomings at Augusta. It was prime Rory. Firing at all flags, bombing drives down the middle, holing out from bunkers, it was a vintage display and one that showed he has what it takes to tear Augusta apart. But something happens around Augusta. The McIlroy we see at The Masters is so often not the same Rory that pulverizes the competition all year round.
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