Tweet hints at McIlroy return for US PGA

They also waited as McIlroy played his approach to the par-5 18th. He smashed a driver on the longer holes at Whistling Straits.

In fact, he managed to break into a short jog up and down a couple of steep hills and had a spring in his step.

His camp has denied a report that he is scheduled to play a practice round at Whistling Straits Saturday. Five years ago, early-morning fog delayed the opening two rounds and the it played far softer than ideal.

We can put the speculation to bed because Rory McIlroy’s presence at Whistling Straits has been confirmed.

. He is the defending PGA champion and is ranked No. 1 in the world by a narrow margin over Jordan Spieth.

“Ideally, I should be taking three weeks rest but I can’t do that this time of the year so I am staring at possibly an injection and plenty of rehab”, he added. He announced two days later that he had sustained a “total rupture” of his left anterior talofibular ligament. McIlroy made par and won his second straight major. He still hasn’t said officially that he will play, perhaps waiting to test his ankle over the weekend.

‘Obviously, getting around a golf course like this, playing 18 holes, it felt fine, ‘ he said. “I like it. I like having a chance to win on Sunday“.

“I feel perhaps there’s just a bit stiffness within the mornings, nevertheless it’s good“.

Johnson’s failure in 2010 to call in a rules official – or employ a caddie who would have reminded him not to ground his club – would have been overshadowed had he won the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in June.

World number one Rory McIlroy arrived at Whistling Straits for a practice round on Saturday as he bids to return to competitive golf from an ankle injury and defend his PGA Championship title at the links-style venue next week.

Television (all times EDT): Thursday and Friday, 1 p.m.to 7 p.m., TNT. “I’ve come a long way since”, McIlroy tweeted. It’s coming together pretty well.’.

McIlroy took to Instagram to reveal that the significant swelling on his ankle had reduced, giving fresh hope to his desire to compete at the US PGA.

But Woods said part of the problem is that even as he struggles, he remains under scrutiny that few other golfers endure.