I've been away from this desk for a few days, without access to my laptop.
In the meantime, much to Rory and all his fans relief returned to the winners circle on his happy hunting ground at Quail Hollow where he won his first of 3 Wells Fargo titles as a 21 year old in 2010.
He'd been the wonder boy in Britain and Ireland since he was10, then Europe when he won in Dubai as a 19 year old when his then girlfriend couldn't attend because she had exams at high school.
His final round 62 for the win at Quail Hollow in 2010 put him in the glare of the American spotlight, but it had been for all the wrong reasons for the last 18 months since his last win at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
During that time his life changed when he and his wife Erica were joined by a daughter they named Poppy, he changed his game looking believe it or not for more distance, missed the cut at the Players and Augusta, turned 32 and brought in an old friend, Pete Cowen to recover the golf swing that had him on top of the golfing world. They worked hard at it in Florida the week before arriving at Quail Hollow.
He had to scramble on Sunday for his 68, with critical sandies at 14 and 15 for birdie, and another inaccurate drive (only 3 fairways) on the 72nd hole, that led to a penalty drop that caddie/friend Harry Diamond talked him into, then a towering 8 iron leading to a 2 putt from 45 feet to ensure the on shot win over Mexican Abraham Ancer.
" It's tough to get over the line when you haven't been in contention for a while, I made it hard on myself. It's satisfying to see all the hard work is paying off. There's so much more I want to achieve and do in the game, but it's nice to see I'm on the right track."
He takes the confidence from this win into the PGA Championship at a tough windy Kiawah Island May 20-23. He won the major there by a record 8 shots in 2014.
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