Struggling to reignite his game throughout the summer, Rory McIlroy actually felt disappointed that his year ended at the Masters.
“I felt like I was getting right back into it,” he said.
One of the hottest players in the game before the shutdown, McIlroy needed nine events post-restart to earn his first top-10 finish. He found something at the BMW Championship (T-12), contended throughout the U.S. Open (T-8) and played three strong rounds at Augusta National, tying for fifth.
Following the Masters, he took off only three or four days, wanting to keep his improved form going.