World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has claimed that Rory McIlroy has made several improvements to his game ahead of the PGA Championship with the pair set to face off when it gets underway on Thursday

Off to a slow start by his standards after missing nearly two months because of a freak hand injury, Scheffler is starting to look like the top-ranked player he has been for the last two years.

Scottie Scheffler will go head-to-head with Rory McIlroy at the PGA Championship this weekend and has hailed the Northern Irish star on the eve of the showdown.