Sky Sports pundit shares what Rory McIlroy should do while at Augusta to help him finally win The Masters

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Another year in golf rolls around and another year of expectation mounts on the shoulders of Rory McIlroy ahead of The Masters.

With Augusta just over a week away, tension and excitement is now starting to build. The Masters is the one they all want to win, and as we know, Rory hasn’t quite managed it just yet.

McIlroy goes into every year at The Masters knowing the pressure is on him. The career grand slam is complete if he does win, and it seems to have weighed heavily on him in more recent years.

Of course, McIlroy will be doing all he can to improve and put himself in the best position possible to be able to win. And that includes things he does off the course as well.

Rory McIlroy told to take drastic steps to increase Masters chances

As we all know, McIlroy is one of the most popular and in-demand golfers in the world.

He commands attention and eyes at every tournament he goes to. Indeed, he remains the PGA Tour’s poster boy, despite Scottie Scheffler dominating.

Naturally, plenty of fans and media outlets would love to see McIlroy win.

And speaking about a drastic step McIlroy could take to focus his mind, Sky Sports pundit Richard McEvoy has suggested the 34-year-old give some of the media the hard shoulder.

“I think it’s quite a good thing that there could be lower expectations on him. I think that’s where Scheffler’s so good, as he’s a very quiet unassuming guy and doesn’t necessarily get all the plaudits and expectations from the press. The press will still be on Rory for sure because he’s trying to win that career Grand Slam. He should turn up Tuesday afternoon, play a few holes on Wednesday, do his own thing and try and stay away from the press as much as possible.” McEvoy said on the Sky Sports Golf podcast.

“It would help him, no doubt, if he turned up late and tried not to speak to the press too much. They’re just going to ask question after question about him winning there, which is just going to add in more pressure. Hopefully he can be a little more selfish and just turn up and do his own thing.”

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McIlroy actually started the season in fine form. He won out in Dubai before coming runner up to good friend Tommy Fleetwood the week after.

But since going back over to the USA, he’s struggled.

McIlroy, then, will be hoping things click into gear a bit as the next seven days tick by to tee off.