Agassi and Fergie biogs, plus gym sessions, keep McIlroy on top

Rory McIlroy has revealed how the unlikely combination of Andre Agassi, Alex Ferguson and twice-daily gym sessions allowed him to begin 2014 as he finished 2013 in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

McIlroy ended a miserable 2013 on a professional and personal high, winning his first tournament of the year by edging out Masters champion Adam Scott in the Australian Open and then getting engaged to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki on New Year’s Eve.