Golf - The 146th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale - Southport, Britain - July 19, 2017 Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy during a press conference ahead of The Open Championship REUTERS/Hannah McKay
SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy is confident he can put injury problems and a frustrating run of form behind him to mount a serious challenge for a fifth major title at this week's British Open.
The 28-year-old Northern Irishman, a former world number one now ranked fourth, is rated a 20-1 shot by bookmakers to repeat his 2014 Open victory at Royal Birkdale this week.
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