Relaxed Rory McIlroy in the driving seat at Baltusrol

A driver’s golf course that hides nothing over its 7,428 yards and course-softening thunderstorms is the forecast during the next four days. It is all setting up very nicely for Rory McIlroy in the major championship that has brought him the most reward, writes Simon Lewis.

The two-time PGA Championship winner has done everything but lick his lips, rub his hands together, and do a jig of delight at the thought of taking on Baltusrol this weekend in the final major of the season — and it is easy to see why.