McIlroy breaks title drought but learns from frustrations


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 01 Dec 2013

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy buried his 2013 title drought in the most dramatic fashion at the Australian Open on Sunday and said he thought a largely frustrating season might just make him a more complete player.

The Northern Irishman had a brilliant 2012 but a change of equipment and some off-course legal distractions coincided with a slump in form that saw him slide from number one in the world down to number six.

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