Jack Nicklaus blamed Rory McIlroy’s lack of concentration\u00a0 as the 88th Masters belatedly got under way at Augusta National.<\/p>\n

Overnight rain and the threat of thunderstorms saw the start of play pushed back from 8am to 1030am, with honorary starters Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson kicking off proceedings 20 minutes earlier by hitting tee shots on the first before retiring to the clubhouse.<\/p>\n

The trio then gave a lengthy press conference before Nicklaus joined \u201cLive from the Masters\u201d on the Golf Channel and discussed why McIlroy had yet to win a green jacket<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to complete a career grand slam.<\/p>\n

\u201cI only have one criticism of Rory,\u201d 18-time major winner Nicklaus said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to concentrate 100 per cent of the time. For some reason, Rory always has a little bit of a lapse somewhere around the tournament. He\u2019ll find a double bogey or triple bogey that sneaks in there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how he does it or why he does it, but it happens. And I wish that wouldn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the earlier press conference Nicklaus said he believed McIlroy would win the Masters at some point, but pointed out that Watson and Arnold Palmer both missed out on a career grand slam after failing to win the US PGA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, is Tom Watson good enough to win the Grand Slam? Absolutely,\u201d Nicklaus said.<\/p>\n

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