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McIlroy, who won the last of his four majors in
2014, was looking to become the sixth player to complete the
men's career Grand Slam at Augusta National but missed the cut
by two shots.
He then withdrew from the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head Island in
South Carolina, a decision which cost him $3 million and drew
plenty of criticism from his fellow professionals.
McIlroy told Golf Channel on Tuesday he needed the time away.
"Obviously, after the disappointment of Augusta, and it's been a
pretty taxing 12 months mentally, so it was nice to just try to
disconnect and get away from it," he said.
"I think for me it was a nice reset because I still had to
realise that there's three more majors this year, there's a ton
left to play for," added the 33-year-old, who will return at
this week's Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina.
The PGA Championship, the second major of the year, will be held
later in May followed by the U.S. Open in June and The Open
Championship in July.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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