McIlroy's Back Injury Status Remains Uncertain Ahead of The Players Championship
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Rory McIlroy, recovering from a back injury, has stated that he will be a 'game-time decision' when it comes to defending his title at The Players Championship this week.
The 36-year-old from Northern Ireland arrived at TPC Sawgrass near Jacksonville on the eve of the event after withdrawing from last week's Arnold Palmer Championship at Bay Hill with only a month until he seeks a repeat crown at the Masters.
McIlroy said, 'It's better than it was. I hit up until a 6-iron on the range there and it felt OK. We'll see. I'm taking it sort of hour by hour but it feels better.'
He plans to test himself with a driver in Thursday's opening round but said he is not in pain, describing it as 'sensitivity' rather than pain.
McIlroy, a five-time major winner, is not worried about adding to his woes by playing this week, stating, 'What I've been told, obviously I'll listen to the professionals, but there's nothing that I can do that's going to harm that.'
