Moving into the knockout stages of the Match Play. He is coming off a 3 & 2 win against Keegan Bradley but it is an extraordinary drive from the night before that has people talking. It has further solidified his driving ability.
Brad Faxon called it, “one of the best drives in the history of the game”.
Speaking about the hyped-up tee, McIlroy said:
“Look, honestly for me the two shots into 16 yesterday were better.”
“The drive on 18 was great and the length and the accuracy and whatever, it was a good shot, but there were a few more shots out there yesterday that pleased me more.”
“That tee shot’s got all the headlines and the attention, but there’s other parts of the game that I was a lot more happy with. My driving was really on point again today.”
McIlroy is one of the favorites to win the WGC-Dell Match Play.
“As every day goes by the more and more confidence I’m getting with it. It’s nice to have that freedom knowing the club’s going to do what it’s supposed to do and the feel of the swing is matching the shape of the ball flight.”
“My short game is sharp as well; in fact, everything is very solid. It’s probably as good as it’s felt all year, which is obviously great with the Masters coming in a few weeks.”