Rory said that if someone had told him he would shoot 20 under par at Wentworth, he would have gladly accepted it. He emphasized that all he can do is keep showing up and playing his game, believing that eventually, it will lead to a win.

Golf has not been kind to Rory McIlroy this year. The agony continued Sunday in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club when American Billy Horschel drained a 35-foot eagle putt on the second playoff hole to edge McIlory by one shot.

The game is testing me at the moment,” Rory McIlroy said. In truth, after the Northern Irishman’s finales to the last two weekends, the patience of Job would be at breaking point.