"I don't see Rory as a flat-line player"

Interesting characterization of Rory McIlroy's recent on-course struggles by Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley, as told to The Guardian's Ewan Murray.

"He is never going to be a Nick Faldo who is going to flat line. We just have to accept that and let him get on with it. He will come through the bit of a trough that he has had; he'll come through and have success again. I don't see Rory as a flat-line player and I just think that's going to be part of his career for the rest of his life.

"Everybody is different and one of the reasons why he is so exciting is the fact that he is up and down. That's one of the reasons why Seve was so exciting, he was up and down, too. I think that's the X factor that Rory has. He can win every week."