Rory McIlroy can “handle” any pressure that comes his way as he looks to complete a career Grand Slam at the Masters, Shane Lowry says.
The Masters is the only major missing from McIlroy’s collection and the Northern Ireland golfer is looking to win a first major since the PGA Championship in 2014.
Lowry, who won the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush, has a best finish of tied for third at Augusta in 2022.
“Obviously there is a lot of pressure on him, but I think he’s at a stage now where he’s able to handle it,” Lowry said on McIlroy.
“He’s won everything there is to win at golf and I wouldn’t be surprised if he was able to give it a run this week.”
Lowry says both he and McIlroy are “in good form” and have prepared well for the annual major at Augusta.
McIlroy starts his bid at 18:12 BST on Thursday alongside Ludvig Aberg and Akshay Bhatia, while Lowry tees off at 18:23 with Bryson DeChambeau and Hideki Matsuyama. – bbc.com