Rory McIlroy: 'I should be able to shoot two scores in the 60s standing on my head'

Rory McIlroy insists it’s close and that he just has to start doing the simple things well again.

In reality, it appears far more complex than that after he missed the cut in the Irish Open for the second time in three years.

The four-time major winner had 33 putts for the second day running, hitting just six fairways and making a slew of unforced errors as he added a 73 to his opening 72 to miss the cut comfortably on one-over par.