![]() ![]() He felt supremely confident after shooting 5 under on the second nine during a practice round the day before the tournament. McIlroy arrived at Augusta National nearly a month ago hoping to complete the career Grand Slam by winning his first Masters. ![]() “So I think I just gained a little bit of perspective and once I sort of disconnected from it a little bit, I could see things a little clearer and sort of where everything fits within my life. ![]() ![]() I’d lost sight of the fact that there’s more to life than the golf world and this little silly squabble that’s going on between tours, and all sorts of stuff. “But I think over the last 12 months, I sort of lost sight of that. “I’ve always thought I’ve had a good handle on the perspective on things and sort of where golf fits within my life, and trying to find purpose outside of golf in some way,” McIlroy said. McIlroy, an outspoken opponent of LIV, said it has been a “tumultuous time” and, after stepping away, he came to realize that golf had “totally consumed” his life. He’s had to deal with a variety of complex and time-consuming issues, including how to best handle the defection of several top players to Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matt Slocum Previous Next Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits from the fairway on the eighth hole during the second round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday, April 7, 2023, in Augusta, Ga. ![]()
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