Rory McIlroy keen to hang onto Olympic 'freedom' ahead of St Jude Invitational

Rory McIlroy during the bronze medal play-off in the Tokyo Olympic Games. Picture: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Rory McIlroy may not have returned from the Olympics with a medal, but he plans to take the same attitude he had in Tokyo into the rest of the season.

McIlroy, who missed out in a seven-man play-off for bronze on Sunday, had little time to dwell on his near-miss as he flew straight back to the United States and had two nights at home before heading to Memphis for the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational.