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McIlroy did not win a major this year and has effectively
given up on his chances of finishing the season as European
number one at this week's season-ending DP World Tour
Championship in Dubai.
The four-times major winner has struggled with his short game
and endured a winless start to the year before getting his first
victory at the Irish Open in May.
He missed the cut at the U.S. Open in June and the PGA
Championship in July, before finally teaming up with putting
coach Phil Kenyon in August, and went on to win the Deutsche
Bank Championship and the Tour Championship in September.
"I was too stubborn, I wanted to figure it out on my own...
Sometimes you need a second opinion," McIlroy told reporters in
Dubai.
"I got that in August and it really turned the season round for
me. I have learned sometimes to not be too proud. I felt like I
went long enough without asking advice on putting when that was
the thing letting me down."
McIlroy said winning the Irish Open had been the high point of
his season.
"It might not be the biggest tournament in the world but in my
mind it is one of the biggest I play all year," the 27-year-old
added.
"Majors aside, I feel like it's been a pretty good, consistent
year but going into next year, I'd like to think that my
performances in the majors are going to be better."
(Reporting by Debanjan Bose in Bengaluru; editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
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