PGA Tour: will Rory McIlroy bounce back at RBC Heritage?

Last week on the PGA Tour, Rory McIlroy had an awful Sunday to fall out of contention. Can he rebound this week at the RBC Heritage?

Last week, with the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge, things started well for Rory McIlroy but it ended on the other end of the spectrum. Now McIlroy takes on Harbour Town and the RBC Heritage this week.

The world’s top player was solid through three rounds last week at Colonial Country Club. He started with a 2-under par 68 on Thursday in his first competitive round ever at Colonial. On Friday, he looked every bit like the best player in the world with a 7-under par 63. That put him at 9-under par and firmly in contention.

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Saturday’s round was a 1-under par 69 that left McIlroy four shots behind 54-hole leader Xander Schauffele. McIlroy knew that he would need a big round on Sunday to compete for the title, with several players between him and the top of the leaderboard.

Instead of a big round, McIlroy struggled, especially at the start of his round. He bogeyed the par-5 first hole, then recorded two pars. He bogeyed numbers four and five to go to 3-over par for his round.

Just when things seem to be going bad for McIlroy, they got even worse

After a par on the sixth hole, McIlroy double bogeyed the seventh hole and was suddenly five over par for his round. He parred the eighth hole but bogeyed the ninth to shoot a 6-over par 41 on the front side. From there, he was totally out of contention.

To his credit, McIlroy did not give up on his round. He recorded his first birdie of the day on the 10th hole. He then made four straight pars before a bogey on the 15th hole.

McIlroy finished his round with a birdie on 16, a par on 17 and a birdie on 18 to shoot a 4-over par 74 for the round. He finished in a tie for 32nd place for the week.

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As competitive as McIlroy is, don’t expect a similar result from him this week. He figures to bounce back and likely in a big way. Playing once again against a field that includes the other top four players in the world, McIlroy would love to make a statement that he’s still the best player on the planet.

Expect to see McIlroy’s name near the top of the leaderboard all week long. And at the end, look for the 31-year-old to claim his 19th PGA Tour victory. Then, any worries about him still not being the best player in the world can be put to rest.

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