As Rory McIlroy prepared for his final round at the Masters last weekend, he spoke about the cocoon he had created, which would protect him from the tumult of events. “I just have to stay firm and stay in my own little world,” he said before the final round. But events took him in a different direction. Less than 24 hours later, McIlroy, like many with overactive minds, was explaining why, during this particular set of circumstances, he had to abandon the cocoon, to throw himself instead at the mercy of adrenaline. He absorbed himself in the drama as everyone…

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