ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Danny Willett has 2+ months to rediscover his game before making a pressure-filled return to Augusta National as the defending Masters champion.
Odds are that won't be long enough.
Willett finished 2016 in a rut after dealing with fresh levels of attention for being a major winner as well as a mid-season swing change. Following a short off-season when he sacrificed practice to enjoy a break from golf and his first Christmas as a father, his start to 2017 is hardly encouraging.
Rounds of 74 and 76 saw Willett become the biggest name to miss the cut at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Friday.