Mcilroy can still hold the ‘Trump’ card at Augusta

Enough of whether or not he was right to play a round of golf with Donald Trump, let’s look forward to seeing if Rory Mcilroy is ready to join in what is shaping up to be a mouthwatering season of majors.

The Northern Irishman makes his return from a rib injury, having been sidelined since the SA Open in mid-january, in this week’s Wgcmexico Championship and he’s got ground to make up on the likes of Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama and now Rickie Fowler in trying to get back to winning ways before The Masters.

“It has been frustrating; you see Jordan Spieth win, Dustin Johnson win and it is never good to feel like you are falling behind,” Mcilroy, who needs a Green Jacket to complete a career Grand Slam, said in an interview last week with The Guardian. “(But) I still have tournaments to get ready for Augusta. That’s my main goal and it will continue as my main goal until I win it.”

It’s unfortunate that Mcilroy has developed a bit of a habit for finding himself at the centre of controversies, which have included a spat with Graeme Mcdowell, not to mention some of my media colleagues, over his change of management company back in 2013 and now his decision to accept an invitation from Trump to join him for a round at one of the US President’s courses in Florida a week past Sunday. There’s no getting away from the fact, though, that there is no player more exciting to watch than the 27-year-old when he’s firing on all cylinders and, providing he’s fully fit, Mcilroy could still be the man holding that “Trump” card during Masters week.