Rory’s open to a new era

RORY McIlroy can play with freedom as he tries to create history by ending his major drought in the US Open at Pebble Beach this week.

McIlroy’s victories in the Bridgestone Invitational and US PGA Championship in 2014 make him the last player to win a PGA Tour event immediately before winning a major, but no player has followed a Tour victory with another at the US Open.

The 30-year-old can achieve that feat this week following his dominant victory in the RBC Canadian Open.