GMac: Schedule taking toll on lovestruck Rory

Graeme McDowell believes Rory McIlroy’s passionate love affair with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki and his gruelling travel schedule is “wearing him down”.

Since he rose to world No 1 in March, McIlroy has been highly erratic and performed poorly in the majors — sandwiching a missed cut in his US Open defence between a share of 40th in the Masters and joint 60th place in last week’s British Open.

McDowell is backing his Ryder Cup partner to bounce back quickly, but he has no doubt that jetting around the world to be with the Danish star has taken its toll on the 23-year old Down man.