FORT WORTH, Texas – Following a first-round 68 at the Charles Schwab Challenge, Rory McIlroy admitted that, after a 91-day hiatus from golf, his distance control was off with his wedges.
On Friday, his 7-under 63 included 15 of 18 greens in regulation and a 1.72 strokes gained advantage over the field. What changed?
“Actually, the rental home we're staying in this week has a simulator in the basement, and I actually hit a few balls in there last night, and that helped,” McIlroy said. “The fact that where we're staying has a simulator and you can hit some shots, I guess get some numbers, I just needed to sort of dial them in a little bit.