Rory McIlroy: I like big putts and I cannot lie

Rory McIlroy during a practice round prior to The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. The defending champion said today: ‘I want to be a voice out there that can at least put forth some good commentary and a decent opinion on things.’ Picture: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images

Three generations of PGA Tour commissioners were gathered in the same room on Tuesday before the flagship tour event. If they convened to recruit Jay Monahan’s eventual successor, the unanimous choice of the moment would be the reigning Players champion Rory McIlroy.