BBC gold journalist Iain Carter has revealed the lengths Rory McIlroy is going to to improve his golf game ahead of a big 2024.
McIlroy won out in Dubai over the weekend to complete a stunning comeback win and make it a hugely successful week in the Middle-East.
The Northern Irishman’s victory followed on from a second placed finish the week before, when Tommy Fleetwood just pipped him to the Dubai Invitational.
Of course, for McIlroy, all eyes are once again on winning The Masters and finally completing the career grand slam that has eluded him so far.
And writing for the BBC, journalist Iain Carter has shared some of the off-field work McIlroy has been putting in.
Rory McIlroy working with different coaches to hone his game
Touching on the detail McIlroy is applying to his game, Carter reveals that the 4-time major winner is working with a number of big names across all aspects of his game.
“McIlroy spent his off-season working on his swing with lifetime coach Michael Bannon. He put in time on his putting with Brad Faxon, the former US Ryder Cup player, who sent over telling observations on his green work during the Dubai tournament. The Northern Irish star has also spoken at length to mind coach Bob Rotella and worked with his fitness adviser in the gym to ready himself for what will be a busy first part of the year,” Carter wrote.
At the moment, it very much looks like this extra work is paying off for McIlroy.
Going into The Masters in April, he knows he’ll need to be on top form and Carter also touches on how McIlroy is going to be playing more events in the build up to help further.
With so much going on in the world of golf off the course, seeing McIlroy play how he is right now is a joy to behold.
And come the end of 2024, it would be no surprise to see him with at least one major, and maybe more, added to his collection.
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