Rory McIlroy relying on his ‘bouncebackability’ after missing cuts

DIGGING DEEP: Rory McIlroy chips out of the rough during his practice round for the Open Championship at Royal St George’s yesterday. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA

So it turns out there’s a trend at play with Rory McIlroy.

Tournament wins regularly follow missed cuts for the Holywood man who is aware of his favourable bouncebackability statistics, and maintains it’s more than just ‘chance’.