McIlroy hopes Wentworth can kick-start another good run


  • Golf
  • Thursday, 24 May 2018

Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Britain - May 23, 2018 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy during the Pro-AM Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

(Reuters) - Former world number one Rory McIlroy is hoping he can channel memories of his 2014 victory at Wentworth to inspire him at this week's BMW PGA Championship and beyond.

McIlroy, who returns to the European Tour's flagship event for the first time since 2015, fired a six-under-par 66 in the final round to score a fairytale win four years ago, but missed the cut a year later before skipping the next two editions.

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