Could this become a rare sighting? Rory McIlroy misses a putt at the 14th on day three of 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor. (Picture Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie)Rory McIlroy insists he’s not going to let his Masters meltdown get him down.

In fact, according to Karl MacGinty in the Irish Independent, he’s taken steps to make sure that the putting problems that cost him his first major title do not come back to haunt him again.

As suggested by RTE’s Greg Allen in the aftermath of the Masters (a suggestion hailed as being “spot on” by McIlroy’s manager Chubby Chander) the Ulsterman will seek help from short game coach Dave Stockton over the coming months.

It’s a watershed moment for the youngster who will celebrate his 22nd birthday in Charlotte tomorrow and a welcome case of “Happy Birthday to me.”