Rory McIlroy: Winning Open at St Andrews is Holy Grail of golf

ALL SMILES: Rory McIlroy believes winning the Open at St Andrews is golf’s equivalent of the Holy Grail. Pic: Jane Barlow/PA

Rory McIlroy believes winning an Open Championship at St Andrews is golf’s version of the Holy Grail as he bids to end his eight-year major drought.

McIlroy lifted the Claret Jug in 2014 and won his fourth major title in the US PGA a month later, but has not won one of the game’s biggest titles since.