Rory McIlroy: World quantity two assured forward of Genesis Invitational bid

Rory McIlroy is joyful along with his sport as he prepares to problem for a primary Genesis Invitational success on the Riviera Country Club.

The world quantity two will tee off on Thursday with Tommy Fleetwood and Collin Morikawa, who’s coming off his victory on the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am final Sunday.

McIlroy completed in a tie for 14th, 5 pictures behind Morikawa however hitting a powerful final-round 64 as he builds as much as the protection of his Masters title in April.

“I’m working through that first bit of the year where I’m trying to shake a bit of rust off,” mentioned the five-time main winner.

“I learned a lot about my game last week. I played well for a lot of it but made some big numbers which put me out of contention on Sunday.

“I really feel there’s sufficient good in there for me to be inspired going on the market this week.

“I think the fact that I’m hitting a lot of good shots, putting it close and converting a lot of putts, that has to give me confidence not just for this week but going forward.”

McIlroy’s finest end within the match got here 4 years in the past when he completed in joint tenth.