Rory McIlroy tells BBC Sport's Iain Carter he needs to 'keep doing what I've been doing all year' as he looks to build on his Players Championship win at next month's Masters.
It was a special success. McIlroy prevailed on a packed leaderboard finding real inspiration on a back nine that might have unravelled with his bogey on the 14th.
But the player stayed resolutely patient."I feel every week I've contended I've been more comfortable in contention," McIlroy said of his recent frustrations."I just kept going, doing what I've been doing all year, biding my time trying to hit good shot after good shot. Thankfully it all came together."
The strength to nail it came from his experience more than a decade ago at the Hong Kong Open. There he persuaded himself to fully commit to a three-wood final-hole tee shot which had troubled him all week and it duly brought victory. Furthermore, it is a significant win for the game in general. Across the globe, McIlroy generates more interest than any other golfer besides Tiger Woods.
But the key is the golfer himself and his growing maturity which has impacted on his game."It's been having a focus over the last six or seven months on my attitude, especially my attitude to golf," he revealed.
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