Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy fighting for form ahead of Masters return

Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson will be hoping to find firm as the chase Masters success. Pictures: Kenny Smith/Richard Sellers

For Dustin Johnson, this year’s Masters will begin just 145 days since he slipped on the green jacket following his record-breaking triumph.

For Rory McIlroy, it marks 10 years since his best chance of victory at Augusta National to date slipped agonisingly through his fingers with a demoralising back-nine collapse and final round of 80.