Fit-again Rory McIlroy raring to go after stop-start season

Paul McGinley might believe Rory McIlroy is undercooked for the tilt at the US Open but the world No 2 insists he’s 100% fit and raring to go at Erin Hills.

Tue, 13 Jun, 2017 - 01:00

Brian Keogh at Erin Hills

A rib injury has forced the four-time major champion to miss as many events as he’s played this term — six.

But McIlroy loves the look of 7,693-yard Erin Hills where wide fairways and generous greens will give him the opportunity to be “aggressive” and go on the attack as he bids to win a major for the first time since the 2014 US PGA.

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