Golf
Rory McIlroy grouped with Masters rival who embarrassed him after US Open humiliation
Rory McIlroy will begin his quest for Masters glory alongside a player who taught him a lesson in accepting defeat after last year’s US Open. The Northern Irishman is hoping to end an 11-year wait for his fifth major title, having failed to win one since his triumph at the PGA Championship in 2014. He will get his campaign underway on Thursday evening, with the tee times now confirmed.
McIlroy will be grouped with Ludvig Aberg, last year’s runner-up who ended up four strokes adrift of champion Scottie Scheffler. He will also play the first two rounds alongside Akshay Bhatia, who showed him up just weeks after his painful US Open choke last summer.
