Rory McIlroy is kicking on at WGC-Cadillac Championship
WORLD No1 Rory McIlroy has welcomed the "kick in the backside" provided by missing the cut in last week's Honda Classic as he returns to action in the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral.
McIlroy had won the Dubai Desert Classic in his previous event but saw his 2015 PGA Tour debut come to an end after two days following rounds of 73 and 74 at PGA National.
However, the four-time major winner feels that could be something of a blessing in disguise given the lengthy weather delays which resulted in a Monday finish and the work it highlighted he needed to do on his game.
"I could have approached it two ways," said McIlroy. "I could have got really down on myself and wondered where that had come from or thought this was the first event after a three-week break and there were things that need to be sharper.
"Sometimes you need a little kick in the backside to make you realise what you need to do. I was disappointed but I feel like it has given me clarity on what I needed to do on my game going forward.
"It was my mum's birthday on the Friday night so we went out for a nice dinner and then got back to work on Saturday."
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