Rory McIlroy plans to get creative with major breakthrough 'close'

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Rory McIlroy improved his finishing position each of the past five U.S. Opens culminating with a second place last year in Los Angeles when Wyndham Clark took home the trophy.

On a run of five consecutive top-10 finishes in the event, matched or exceeded only by Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Xander Schauffele, McIlroy was runner-up to Clark at Los Angeles Country Club in the 2