Rory McIlroy knows what is needed to reclaim the Open's Claret Jug

“I think just the more I can focus on golf and I can focus my energy into the things I can focus on, that’s my goal.”

FOCUS: Rory McIlroy on the 14th fairway during a practice round ahead of The Open. Photo credit: Richard Sellers/PA Wire.

Focus, focus, focus. Rory McIlroy knows exactly what is needed to rekindle the Open Championship magic he created at Royal Liverpool in 2014, the last time he lifted the Claret Jug.

Just as significantly, the four-time major champion and current world number two feels he has not had such an unjumbled mind to achieve that clarity required since he decided to step back from his crusade against the perils of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund and the existential threat it posed to the professional game with its creation of LIV Golf.