Rory McIlroy looking to pick up where he left off in return to PGA Tour | Golf News and Tour Information [Video]

MEXICO CITY — Rory McIlroy isn’t quite sure what to expect when he tees it up at this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship.

It will be his first start since a runner-up at the South African Open in mid-January, after having missed four tournaments while he recovered from a rib injury that he sustained testing clubs in the offseason.

The event also moves from the long, mostly wide-open Blue Monster Course at Trump Doral, to narrow, tree-lined Golf Club de Chapultepec, more than 7,300 feet about sea level. During his practice round on Tuesday, McIlroy was hitting 8-iron 210 yards, a bit of an adjustment for him in the altitude.

If it all feels a bit disjointed to McIlroy, it should.

Since winning the Tour Championship and in turn the FedExCup and then playing in the Ryder Cup the following week, McIlroy has competed in just three tournaments in a span of …