In this edition of Play Smart, we take a look at how Rory McIlroy's new mindset can help you shot lower scores, too.

McIlroy has been golf's most prominent voice, speaking with candor about both his own game and the sport's tumultuous evolution. At every tournament, microphones turned his way not just because ...

McIlroy captured his first victory at iconic Pebble Beach on Sunday with an elite blend of power and precision.

That seems an exaggeration of Rory McIlroy’s standing and ... and the next. For those scoring at home, he did just that. McIlroy found the green with his second shot, then dropped a 27-footer ...

Rory McIlroy, after a short warm-up, recorded 126.2 mph clubhead speed, along with 187 mph ball speed, with his driver. Then 126 mph clubhead speed and 187.8 mph ball speed. Then 126.7 mph and 189 ...

Leading by three strokes, Rory McIlroy was able to ... and “take dead aim” with his scoring clubs while playing it safer with longer irons. McIlroy shot 70 in the second round and then thrived ...

As Rory McIlroy walked up ... That led to a glaring heartbreak at Pinehurst that still stings. But over the better part of the last decade and a half, McIlroy has been consistently there ...