Rory McIlroy ready for dip in Chambers Bay

Chambers Bay may remind Rory McIlroy of The Open at Muirfield two years ago but the world number one will play this week’s US Open in much better shape than the man that slunk away from the Scottish links after a missed cut.

McIlroy was long gone from the 2013 Open Championship venue by the time Phil Mickelson landed his first Claret Jug, the Irishman’s rounds of 79 and 75 further compounding a miserable season which had seen him struggle with his game following a switch to Nike clubs and ball.

Muirfield marked the nadir for McIlroy who began to slowly turn his golf around from that point, eventually winning in Australia that December and then restoring his pomp in 2014 with back-to-back major victories in The Open and PGA Championship.