Rory McIlory shares what he’s been telling his team behind the scenes after bad run of form recently

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Rory McIlroy has opened up on what he’s been telling his team behind the scenes after enduring a poor start to 2024.

The Northern Irishman returned to winning ways at the Zurich Classic, claiming the PGA Tour’s only team event alongside Shane Lowry.

Before last week’s victory, the 34-year-old’s highest finish came at the Valero Texas Open, where he placed third.

At The Masters and The Players Championship, McIlroy finished T22 and T19, respectively. Other than the Valero and Zurich, the four-time major champion has failed to finish in the top ten. For a man of McIlroy’s talents, the start of 2024 hasn’t been anywhere near good enough.

Rory McIlroy opens up on what’s been said behind the scenes

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Speaking ahead of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow – starting on Thursday – the Northern Irishman has shared what he’s been telling his team recently.

He explained [NBC]: “I think when you are going through a spell of golf where you’re not getting the results that you want, it’s hard to have fun. It’s hard to keep your enthusiasm, it’s hard to keep that positive mindset week in and week out.

“I was saying to my team last week, it’s a great lesson for me that when things aren’t going great, it’s not about going home and working on your game and standing on the range, it’s about trying to play and play through it and understand what your misses are. It was a good lesson to me that sometimes to keep going is the right thing to do and to keep playing and having faith that it’s going to come together.”

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Quail Hollow was the scene of McIlroy’s first-ever PGA Tour win, finishing on 15 under, four shots clear of Phil Mickelson.

The Wells Fargo feels important for the four-time major winner. It feels as if McIlroy’s career success came in a very short period of time between 2010 and 2014. It’s remarkable to think his last major came at the PGA Championship ten years ago at this year’s venue, Valhalla.

The Louisville track is one McIlroy knows well and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him competing late on Sunday afternoon.

If ever there was a time for the four-time major champion to end his excruciatingly long wait for another title, next week’s PGA feels like the perfect opportunity.