MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Rory McIlroy is back where he belongs – atop the Tour’s driving statistics.
Arguably the game’s preeminent driver over the past decade, McIlroy has fallen off in that area as he works through a swing change with coach Pete Cowen. Even when he won in May at the Wells Fargo Championship, he did so with mediocre driving, at least relative to his high standards. That’s continued over the past few months, with little success, as he tried to change shot shapes and rely exclusively on a fade off the tee.
But through three rounds here at the WGC-FedEx St.