McIlroy confident ‘plenty of time’ to get game in shape before Masters

Rory McIlroy insisted he’s still got “plenty of time” to get his game together for the Masters after warming up for his Honda Classic defence by playing speed golf with Tiger Woods.

The world No 1 “whizzed round” as he played 36 holes with Woods at the exclusive Medalist Golf Club on Sunday, then made a plea for unity over the controversial rule changes on putting, which could split the game.

After missing the cut in his first event with his new Nike clubs in Abu Dhabi and then crashing out to pal Shane Lowry in the WGC-Accenture Match Play last week, McIlroy is still confident he will quickly adjust to his new clubs and turn up at Augusta National in April with his A game.