Rory McIlroy: Golf got me through Caroline Wozniacki agony

Rory McIlroy has revealed how a return to golf helped him overcome the emotional heartbreak of his split from fiancée Caroline Wozniacki.

McIlroy said the decision to compete in the BMW PGA Championship last year “gave me four or five hours of serenity or sanctuary away from what was happening in my private life”.

McIlroy this week returns to Wentworth to defend the title he won in spectacular fashion last year and set in train an incredible run of form which catapulted him to No. 1 in the world.