The defending champion opened at 5 under in the Genesis Scottish Open, which serves as a tuneup for next week's British Open.
Then when he got back onto the course, he returned to playing the kind of golf that contends for titles on Sundays.
“Obviously the last time I played, I played well. I didn't get the result I wanted but I've still got a lot of confidence in my game,” McIlroy said. “I went time-out there today, shot a solid score. A couple I would have liked to hole coming in and be a few shots lower but overall great start to the tournament.
“Just familiarising myself with links golf again,” said McIlroy, who won the Open a decade ago at Royal Liverpool. “First time I've played a links course since Hoylake last year, I guess. Getting back into how the wind feels. How the club feels through the turf. All that stuff. So that's why obviously I wanted to play this week. It's a good reintroduction to links golf. But obviously with a great opportunity to win, another opportunity as well.”.
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