Stockton takes McIlroy under his wing

Preparation is everything at elite level but if you’re wondering why Rory McIlroy is not firing on all cylinders heading into his defence of the US PGA at Oak Hill, just ask his putting coach, Dave Stockton.

“I just don’t think he has worked,” Stockton said when analysing McIlroy’s poor 2013 season.

It’s not that Stockton is not a massive McIlroy fan but the two-time US PGA champion honestly believes that the 24-year old Holywood star has struggled to manage his time properly or come to terms with the massive upheaval in his life since signing that huge endorsement deal with Nike at the start of the year.