Rory McIlroy searching for answers ahead of PLAYERS Championship showdown
The Northern Irishman is wrestling with both the mental and physical side of his game after a Sunday slide at Bay Hill saw him drop out of the top 10 in the world rankings
For Rory McIlroy, the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida threw up more questions than answers.
For McIlroy, top fives and top 10s keep the dollars piling up. That isn't satisfactory for a player of his calibre though. He needs the wins.
He's one of the favourites: Paddy Power make McIlroy 12/1 joint-second best alongside Bay Hill winner Bryson DeChambeau while World No.1 Dustin Johnson tops the betting at 10/1.
Rory's stats at Bay Hill
Birdies: 16 (13th)
Bogeys: 11 (69th)
Double bogeys: 1 (29th)
Strokes Gained: Off The Tee: 0.214 (46th)
Strokes Gained Approach: 3.764 (12th)
Strokes Gained: Around The Green: -0.480 (46th)
Strokes Gained: Putting: 3.702 (14th)
Strokes Gained: Tee To Green: 3.495 (25th)
Analysis: Rory's driving wasn't up to its usual standard (he's 3rd on the season-long Off The Tee stats) while he recorded negative SG: Putting figures in both weekend rounds when it mattered most. However, top 15 for Approach stacks up well against his season ranking of 87th.