McIlroy’s mind may still be at Congressional, fears G-Mac

GRAEME McDOWELL has pointed out another potential problem for Rory McIlroy when he returns to action at the British Open next week.

Colin Montgomerie said at the weekend he thought the 22-year-old will tee off at Sandwich “mentally tired” because everybody will be wanting to congratulate him on his US Open performance.

McIlroy decided not to play an event between the two majors, but fellow Irishman McDowell, who did appear in the Scottish Open following his Pebble Beach victory last year, said yesterday: “It’s going to be very hard for Rory when he turns up to be concentrating on the (British) Open championship.