Rory McIlroy: Big Three no big deal

Jason Day tightened his grip on the world No 1 spot the last time he played, a wire-to-wire victory in The Players Championship against the best field in golf to claim his seventh big title in the last 10 months.

That was three weeks ago, and, in some respects, it seems like a long time.

The following week, Rory McIlroy headed home to Ireland and delivered two perfect shots with fairway metals over the last three holes at The K Club to win the Irish Open for his first victory of the year.