In this edition of Play Smart, we take a look at the re-centering move in Rory McIlroy's swing that you should copy.

The thing about 2026 Masters champ Rory McIlroy's golf is that the game's odd and captivating beauty is there for all of us to see. The post Rory McIlroy doesn’t follow the script. It’s why we can’t get enough appeared first on Golf.

Golf Digest’s Luke Kerr-Dineen has a perceptive look at how, even as McIlroy built a sizable lead through 36 holes at Augusta National, a worrisome trend had developed in his ball flight. That mirrors closely what happened to Greg Norman 30 years ago.

Rory McIlroy lost control of his golf swing on Saturday at Augusta National. I wrote that evening that the only way he'd win the 2026 Masters was if he figured out a way to get it back. Shortly after he finished his round,

Last September, he spent a day on the links with Sergio Garcia. A month later, he played a pro-am event with another fellow Spanish star, Jon Rahm. Then just last week, one of Alcaraz's biggest tennis rivals, Novak Djokovic, publicly praised his golf game in an interview with the Tennis Channel.

Rory McIlroy did his best to explain the loss of his six-shot lead. An evening range session explained it further. The post How’d Rory McIlroy’s six-shot lead vanish? It’s complicated appeared first on Golf.

When the pressure was on Sunday at the 2026 Masters, Rory's heart was racing. Whoop data reveals how he felt, and how he handled the strain on 18.

Butch Harmon saw Tiger Woods close up during his heyday and he has known Rory McIlroy for 20 years now. So there really can’t be many people in the game who know both players much better than Butch Harmon.