A stress fracture that has kept Rory McIlroy out of the European Tour's Desert Swing will likely keep the world No. 2 sidelined for several more weeks.
McIlroy finished runner-up at the SA Open in his first start of 2017, but he nearly withdrew while battling what he thought was a back injury. The ailment turned out to be a stress fracture in one of his ribs, and it led McIlroy to withdraw from both the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and next week's Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
On The Clubhouse podcast, McIlroy shared that his physical activity has been limited since the injury.