Rory ‘glad’ to give Sawgrass another try

Rory McIlroy starts his third spell as world No 1 this week by returning to the event he turned his back on last year.

Rory ‘glad’  to   give Sawgrass another try

“Looking back it wasn’t one of my brightest moments,” said the 23-year-old yesterday after arriving at Sawgrass for the £5.8million Players Championship, golf’s richest tournament.

McIlroy missed the halfway cut on his two previous visits to the PGA Tour’s showpiece and has yet to break par on it.

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