McIlroy’s subsequent probability so as to add to his main tally comes subsequent month within the US PGA Championship. It’s being staged from 15-18 Could at North Carolina’s Quail Hole – a course he has gained at 4 instances.
He’ll then head to Oakmont in Pennsylvania from 12-15 June for the US Open. McIlroy has had six top-10 finishes within the match prior to now six years, together with being runner-up prior to now two.
And when he arrives on the Antrim coast for the 153rd staging of golf’s oldest main from 17-20 July, he’ll discover the overwhelming majority of the file 278,000 spectators will likely be supporting each him and Eire’s Shane Lowry, who gained the title the final time it was held on the Dunluce Hyperlinks in 2019.
The hype round McIlroy’s return to the scene of certainly one of his most disappointing main outcomes – his first drive of the championship careered out of bounds as he posted a quadruple-bogey eight on the opening gap earlier than happening to overlook the midway lower – has solely been heightened since his win at Augusta Nationwide.
Schauffele, who will return the Claret Jug to the R&A initially of the week at Royal Portrush, is hoping to “use that to my benefit”.
“If I can cruise alongside and fly below the radar, that is precisely what I will do,” he added.
The 31-year-old has drunk “wine and tequila” from the well-known previous trophy, which has spent a lot of the 12 months together with his dad and mom as a result of “dad undoubtedly consumes extra wine than I do”.
And the Californian is hoping for what he perceives to be conventional UK summer time climate to buffet the course – lashing rain and howling wind – in the course of the championship, as occurred throughout his victory at Royal Troon final July.
“I am from San Diego the place [the wind] blows a blistering three miles an hour,” he smiled.
“After I consider Open Championship golf, I do not consider it being sunny. I consider folks carrying beanies hunkering down, attempting every little thing they’ll with their caddie to beat that struggle that you just’re at with the golf course.
“It is such a validating and rewarding feeling to do it. I’ve acquired no drawback if it is dangerous climate.”
