DUBLIN, Ohio – Rory McIlroy had a simple explanation for switching back to a conventional putting grip Thursday at the Memorial Tournament.
“I had 127 putts the week that I won the Irish Open,” McIlroy said after taking 29 putts in a round of 1-under 71 at Muirfield Village. “So it's not as if I putted particularly well that week. I won that golf tournament with my ball striking alone. I just felt like it was time to – you know, I thought about it for a while, and I was messing around on the putting green over the weekend.