Rory McIlroy had a difficult start to 2024, but the Northern Irishman has slowly but surely found his feet.
He struggled at the likes of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational in the opening stages of the year, finishing tied-66th and tied-24th respectively.
Since then, however, McIlroy has massively improved, with two titles going and several strong finishes going his way.
The victories at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the Wells Fargo Championship stand out, with those wins followed by a respectable tied-12th placing at the PGA Championship.
Most recently, a tied-fourth place was secured at the RBC Canadian Open, a tournament he has won twice over the years.
Video emerges of Rory McIlroy practising at The Memorial
All in all, the world number three should be confident heading into his next competition, which comes in the form of the Memorial Tournament.
Muirfield Village Golf Club hosts the iconic tournament, and McIlroy looks more than up for the challenge in Dublin, Ohio.
Video has now emerged of the Northern Irishman playing his practice round on the official TaylorMade Golf X account, and it shows McIlroy absolutely dialled in ahead of the tournament.
Can Rory McIlroy continue his momentum ahead of the US Open?
McIlroy will of course be hoping for a strong finish at Muirfield Village, although there will be one eye on events further afield.
A victory at The Memorial would be massive for more reasons than one, but it is matters at Pinehurst that will be more important to the world number three.
The 2024 US Open is rapidly approaching, with McIlroy among five past champions who can realistically win a second next week.
Having taken a brief break from playing recently, the 35-year-old is now ready to go on the course, and will surely be desperate to finally clinch another US Open win, with his first coming all the way back in 2011.
If the practice round at Memorial Tournament is anything to go by, McIlroy is in with a great chance of more silverware in 2024.
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