Rory McIlroy gave brutal assessment of ‘dog s***’ Masters performance as 15-year agony goes on

Rory McIlroy pulled no punches in the new series of the Netflix documentary Full Swing, rating his performance at The Masters last year as “dog s***” as his agonising wait for a green jacket goes on.

McIlroy was a hot favourite to finally complete his career grand slam with victory at Augusta National 11 months ago, but it proved to be a chastening experience for the four-time major champion. McIlroy followed an even-par opening round by carding a five-over 77 in round two to miss the cut by two strokes.

The Northern Irishman, 34, has a brutal history at Augusta. Many pundits believe his game is tailor-made for the course, but he has failed to get over the line. The nadir came in 2011 when a 21-year-old McIlroy blew a four-shot lead on the final day, carding an eight-over-par round of 80 to finish tied for 15th.

McIlroy bounced back and won the US Open and Open Championship, plus the PGA Championship twice within the next three years. But Masters glory and the coveted green jacket continue to elude him and his dreadful performance last year only worsened the pain

McIlroy addressed the situation head-on in episode one of the new series, which takes fans behind the scenes on the PGA Tour and was released on Wednesday.

He said: “It was the best opportunity I had to win a major in a long, long time, sometimes it just doesn’t work out. It was so far away from where I should have been.”