RORY MCILROY HAS taken a temporary vow of Twitter silence in a bid to boost his chances at the Masters this weekend.
After a stellar start to 2012, a focused McIlroy headed to Augusta National this afternoon as world number two and the second-favourite behind Tiger Woods in the betting for the season’s first Major.
Before flying out for his final practice rounds, he told his 950,000-plus Twitter followers not to expect any more updates from him until the action wraps up on Sunday.
“On my way to Augusta this afternoon,” the 22-year-old tweeted. “Going offline for the rest of this week. Thank you all for your support in advance.”
McIlroy came withing touching distance of winning a first Major last year when he led by four shots going into the last day at Augusta before a catastrophic collapse saw him finish in a tie for 15th.
He quickly bounced back from that disappointment with an eight-shot win at the US Open, and now he seems ready to take his shot at Augusta redemption.
Next time I speak to you hopefully I have a green jacket in my possession!!
