{"id":1253866,"date":"2024-09-20T08:41:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T08:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1253866"},"modified":"2024-09-20T08:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T08:51:38","slug":"whats-the-story-with-rory-mcilroy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/whats-the-story-with-rory-mcilroy\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the story with Rory?"},"content":{"rendered":"
When you ‘re 25 years of age and you have already won four major championships the sky is deemed to be as high as you wish to go.<\/p>\n
Much was expected when Rory McIlroy became a professional golfer in 2007 and the Irishman did not disappoint.<\/p>\n
Even after Rory imploded on the final nine holes when leading the 2011 Masters, he showed iron determination in simply obliterating the field two months later at the US Open at Congressional winning by eight shots and setting a new 72-hole record for the championship.<\/p>\n
That momentum carried over in the years to follow. In 2014 he joined a very limited group of golfers to have won two majors in a single season and a pathway of promise worthy of mention alongside the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods were stated with resolute conviction. All appeared ready for McIlroy to join the super elite career Grand Slam club and secure a pathway to a total of double-digit career majors.<\/p>\n