Blue Monster leaves Rory reeling

Rory McIlroy raised question marks over the redesigned Blue Monster — and his own resolve when facing taxing courses — when he suggested he might skip Trump National Doral were it not a World Golf Championship venue.

The world number six struggled to score in the last two rounds of the Cadillac Championship, limping home a frustrated 25th alongside the injured Tiger Woods and sounding desperate for a confidence-boosting performance with a month to go before the Masters.

“It has been a tough couple of weeks because Honda isn’t an easy course and then you come here, it is almost like you forget how to make birdies,” said McIlroy, who plans to see a putting coach when he is in Palm Springs, where he will be watching Caroline Wozniacki play tennis this week.