Rory McIlroy is on a mission this week, as he will once again try to bring home a Green Jacket when he tees off in the 2022 Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club. McIlroy has come up short a number of times in Augusta, so perhaps a change in golf ball would do the trick this time around for the Northern Irishman.
Via Sarah Rendell of The Independent:
Speaking to Damon Hack at the Golf Channel, he said: “Friday [at the Valero Texas Open] was a good sort of litmus test for it. I just went back to a golf ball that’s a little more stable in the wind, a little less spin, so just getting to grips with that again was good. I’m excited about that, I think that’s going to be really good for me.”
McIlroy hasn’t been the most active in the current PGA TOUR season, as he has only made five starts so far. He is also coming off a missed cut – his first of the season – at the 2022 Valero Texas Open last week. His decision to go for a different ball might be partly a result of that poor performance in San Antonio.
The Masters is an extra special event for McIlroy. He is a win in Augusta away from completing a grand slam, having already won the PGA Championship, US Open, and The Open before. His best showing at The Masters was a fourth-place finish back in 2015.
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