Rory McIlroy walked off the green and through the crowd chanting his name, and he kept looking up, like he was taking a hot shower after an impossibly long day. He had made far too many mistakes to win.

Newly crowned Masters champion Rory McIlroy will not feature at the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage event despite the £2.7million prize money on offer to the winner. The Northern Irishman has opted to skip the prestigious tournament at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina.