GRIN OF THE HILL

Rory's happy to be back at his 'second home' for Major bid

- NEIL MCLEMAN

RORY MCILROY will enjoy "second home" advantage when he bids to end his Major drought at the US PGA in rainy Rochester this week.

The Northern Irishman's wife Erica is from the city in upstate New York and the world No.3 is a member at Oak Hill.

This local knowledge will be needed for McIlroy, who won his fourth and final Major at the 2014 US PGA, given he tees up struggling for form.

McIlroy, who married Erica in 2017 after she famously arranged a police escort to get him to the first tee in time at the 2012 Ryder Cup, said: "I'm excited to go back to Oak Hill. From the last time I was there, or we were all there, my connection to Rochester's got a lot stronger. I'm excited to go and play a Major championship in what feels like almost a second home.