Jul 15, 2020; Dublin, OH, USA; Rory McIlroy hits on the driving range during a practice round for the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch via USA TODAY NETWORK
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy had planned to play last week's event at Muirfield Village but after a slow start in the PGA Tour's return from a COVID-19 break needed time off to hone his swing ahead of this week's Memorial Tournament, he said on Wednesday.
After failing to crack the top-10 in three events he rarely plays, world number one McIlroy arranged to get his coach over to the United States.
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