Rory McIlroy returns to action at the Farmers Insurance Open in California this week, with Paul McGinley backing him to come up with a solution to his 'Sunday problem'.
The Northern Irishman has been working with putting coach Brad Faxon in Florida over the past fortnight, as he seeks a return to the winner's circle for the first time in nearly a year.
McIlroy has played plenty of good golf, to the extent of finding himself in the final group on a Sunday on seven separate occasions in the past 12 months - but each time he has come up short.
Paul McInley believes Rory McIlroy is close to ending his problems on the final day of events
'I don't think there's any doubt it has got into his head,' said McGinley. 'He's making mistakes on Sundays he wouldn't normally make if he was fully confident. But I saw a lot of him during the season opener in Hawaii recently, and liked what I saw.
'Brad helps with the mental side of putting and that's what Rory needs; he's at his best when he's creative and not bogged down with technique.'
This is one of six events McIlroy will play in America in the build-up to his next tilt at the career Grand Slam at the Masters in April.
'I think it makes perfect sense to stay in America given what's at stake when he gets to Augusta,' said McGinley.
'I know some people think he's fallen behind the likes of Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas, but if he wins the Masters he puts himself on a completely different level.
'We're at an interesting stage in Rory's career. He's almost 30, settled in America, he's been at the top and got all the money he'll ever want. Now, can he reinvent himself for when he's in his thirties?
'That's what the great players have done. Look at Tiger Woods. Can Rory find a way back to those days in the final round when he would have a walk of destiny right from the start? We know he's got the right stuff inside, but can he bring it out again? I'm hopeful, I must say.'
He made the final group on seven occasions in the past year but has come up short each time
McGinley, who is a member of the European Tour's board,
