Rory McIlroy must deal again with expectation of favouritism

Two weeks to go and the Masters hype is building nicely, writes Kevin Markham.

It can’t be easy being Rory McIlroy. One of his greatest burdens has been expectation. How far back that goes is anybody’s guess. To his glorious amateur days? To his Silver Medal at Carnoustie? To the 2011 Masters that looked like his first major for the taking?