Masters champion Rory McIlroy said the public's reaction to his enthralling victory at Augusta National had shown that his journey had connected with people in a special way.- Struggle - Asked why he thought his win had connected so directly with people,

Rory McIlroy is back after just a week respite from his Masters triumph. And it sounds like that week left little downtime for the 35-year-old. McIlroy is teaming with friend Shane Lowry at this week’s Zurich Classic,

Rory McIlroy said he never considered skipping this week's Zurich Classic of New Orleans after winning the Masters because he believes winning the team event with good friend Shane Lowry a year ago helped propel him to finally completing the career Grand Slam.