Leadbetter: Rory must free ‘scrambled’ mind to get back in the swing

Rory McIlroy will not rediscover his fluent swing until he finds a way to free his “scrambled” mind, according to renowned golfing guru David Leadbetter.

The man who shaped the swings which enabled former world number ones Nick Faldo and Nick Price to win six and three Majors respectively watched the double-Major-winning Irishman’s season-long struggles extend into the third Major of the year where rounds of 79 and 75 saw him miss The Open Championship midway cut at 12 over par on Friday evening.

McIlroy’s game has suffered this year against a backdrop of switching club and ball manufacturers from Titleist and Nike and a decision to leave his Irish-owned management company, currently locked in a period of legal disengagement, and take control of his own affairs with a family-run firm.