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Rory McIlroy has offered up some key tips to amateur golfers(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\nMasters champion Rory McIlroy has given a key piece of advice to casual golfers who are eager to improve their rounds, urging them to focus on game management rather than distanceRory McIlroy has offered up some key tips to amateur golfers(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Rory McIlroy has shared a keen piece of advice for amateur golfers desperate to improve their game. Part-time players can only dream of playing like the five-time major champion,<\/a> but they can lower their handicap by taking a sensible, albeit \u201cboring\u201d, piece of guidance from the Northern Irishman.<\/p>\n McIlroy<\/a> often tees up with amateur players and celebrities on the eve of tournaments and there are a number of pro-am events on the PGA Tour.<\/a> Understandably, many pick his brain on improving their game but, according to McIlroy, they often ask the wrong questions.<\/p>\n Speaking after the recent Travelers Championship, the Masters champion said: \u201cI\u2019ll certainly help them to read a green. But the last thing they need is more swing thoughts in their head when they\u2019re playing in these pro-ams.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Rory McIlroy told of punishment threat as loophole he\u2019s exploited could be banned<\/a>READ MORE: Golf icon’s plea will leave ‘bad taste’ in Rory McIlroy’s mouth after he called him out<\/a><\/p>\n Rather than asking him how to improve their swing, players would be better off improving their course management and playing within their ability.<\/p>\n McIlroy said: \u201cI think sometimes it\u2019s just they try to take shots on or they try to hit a shot that they probably could pull off once or twice out of 10 instead of playing a little bit more percentage. That\u2019s boring, but that\u2019s certainly the most effective way to lower your score.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, McIlroy is resetting his focus and his schedule in order to be on top form for Europe\u2019s defence of the Ryder Cup. Finishing a distant seventh<\/a> to Open champion and world<\/a> No. 1 Scottie Scheffler<\/a> was not how he wanted to end his major season, especially on home soil at Royal Portrush.<\/p>\n But having shown he is over the blip he encountered after his Masters win, which completed the career Grand Slam in April, the 36-year-old is keen to save his best for Bethpage in New York this September.<\/p>\n He still has the FedEx Cup play-offs to navigate, although he has skipped the first leg of the play-offs, the St Jude Championship.<\/a> But his real motivation comes the following month, which is why he will not be playing much as he looks to retain his sharpness.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI feel like being back in Europe for a bit was a nice reset. I feel like I\u2019m getting back to where I want to be and we\u2019ve still got a lot of golf<\/a> left this year with obviously Ryder Cup being the big one in there in September.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to play too much leading up to that because I want to be fresh, so I\u2019m looking forward to a few weeks off here. I\u2019ll reflect on what\u2019s already been a good year and start to get myself ready for that run up to the Ryder Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"ROME,](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_2023-Ryder-Cup-Singles-Matches.jpg\")
McIlroy is already preparing for the Ryder Cup(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"PORTRUSH,](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_The-153rd-Open-Previews.jpg\")
McIlroy insists Scottie Scheffler’s form is not a motivating factor(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n