McIlroy has been the nearly man of late at the U.S. Open, finishing runner-up the last two years, including squandering a two-shot lead with four holes to go last year, and hasn’t been outside the top 10 in his last six starts at the U.S. Open. How will he overcome his Masters hangover?

Heading into the U.S. Open this week, Rory McIlroy has been disabused of any notion that life once he completed the career Grand Slam with that win at the Masters would be smooth sailing