Bannon and Stockton happy with McIlroy

The two people that know Rory McIlroy best, long-time coach Michael Bannon and Dave Stockton feel the 23-year-old is in flying form ahead of next month’s Masters.

Bannon and Stockton walked side-by-side with the world number two during yesterday’s 9-hole shortened Shell Houston Open Pro-Am.

McIlroy led a star-studded four-man side of former NFL Dallas Cowboys running back, Emmit Smith, former US Secretary of State, James Baker, NASCAR team owner, Roger Penske and Marvin Odum, the President of Shell.