Rory McIlroy has revealed that he received advice from 18-time Major winner Jack Nicklaus ahead of this week's US Open.
The Northern Irishman is looking to record success at Pinehurst to add to his two previous Major triumphs, and he admits that the comments from Nicklaus have given him a boost.
"I spent two hours with Jack Nicklaus last week in his office in Palm Beach and had a great conversation about everything; business, golf, brand, the whole lot," McIlroy told reporters in North Carolina. "And I got a lot from that.
"I had a great conversation with Jack and I feel very honoured that I'm able to call him up for advice if I need to. He's been very generous with his time.
"Some of the things he said to me, I'm really thinking about going into this week. He was a great US Open player and hopefully some of those little nuggets of wisdom that he passed on to me might help this week."
McIlroy's victory at the BMW PGA Championship is his only win so far this season.
Callum Mulvihill
