Golf
Rory McIlroy earns Masters edge with three Houston Open signs despite defeat
Rory McIlroy is in good form ahead of the Masters, with the Northern Irishman recording a fifth-placed finish at the Houston Open after winning the Players Championship at Sawgrass
Rory McIlroy has been backed to finally end his long wait for a Masters Green Jacket after three key signs were spotted at the Houston Open. After winning golf’s unofficial fifth major at the Players Championship, McIlroy posted a final-round 64 on Sunday to clinch tied-fifth at Memorial Park, where Min Woo Lee held off late bursts from Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland to land his maiden PGA Tour title.
