Record-breaking Mcilroy Plans To Keep 'foot On Gas'

McIlroy, who is hoping to go conscionable nan 4th subordinate aft Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods to triumph back-to-back Masters titles has held a six-shot lead astatine this constituent successful a awesome before.

He went connected to triumph nan 2011 US Open by 8 shots - claiming nan first of his 5 fields - and besides spreadeagled nan section pinch an eight-shot triumph astatine nan 2012 US PGA Championship.

And he plans to support an fierce attack astir Augusta National complete nan play arsenic he bids to lucifer Faldo, Phil Mickelson and Lee Trevino's haul of six majors.

"Don't protect it. Go retired and play freely, support swinging," he said erstwhile asked what proposal his 2011 aforesaid would person for him earlier Saturday.

McIlroy led that year's Masters by 4 shots going into nan last round, but carded an eight-over-par 80 to tumble down nan leaderboard.

"A large portion of nan instruction from nan 2011 Masters to nan 2011 US Open was don't get protective," he added. "Go retired location and support playing, support trying to make birdies, enactment arsenic trusting and arsenic committed arsenic possible."

McIlroy besides said he plans to watch tennis and walk clip pinch his girl Poppy to return his mind disconnected nan 3rd round.

"That distraction is usually a bully point for me, particularly pinch a precocious tee clip and nan lead," he explained.

"There are 2 really bully semi-finals astatine Monte Carlo successful nan tennis. So I'll watch those.

"We've been watching nan tennis early successful nan mornings. And past hopefully walk immoderate clip pinch Poppy. I deliberation we're astir halfway done Zootopia 2."