McIlroy taking positives from Masters misery

Rory McIlroy does not believe he was ready to win his first major last month.

Rory McIlroy does not believe he was ready to win his first major last month.

Back in America for the first time since his Masters meltdown – from four ahead he crashed to a closing 80 and finished 10 behind Charl Schwartzel – McIlroy will spend his 22nd birthday tomorrow preparing for his defence of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte.

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