After a run of poor performances Rory McIlroy got his career firmly back on track after destroying the field to win the PGA Championship by a record eight shots.
Despite a series of challenges, most notably from Ian Poulter who started with five straight birdies, McIlroy never faltered and powered away on the back nine as his chasers faltered, giving McIlroy his second major.
The second major is all the more important than the first, because there have been several golfers over the years who got hot for four days and won, but to do it for a second time shows that he is the real deal and don’t rule out many others in the future.
While his victory at Kiawah Island, considered the toughest course in America, was amazing I think the media have got a little carried away by wheeling out the Tiger Woods comparisons, yes Rory is younger than Tiger was when he won his second major.
But let’s not forget that when Woods won his second major at the PGA in 1999, the season after he won three majors in a row, and while he is certainly capable, I don’t see Rory winning three of the majors next year.
In five or 10 years time we may well be able to start comparing his record to the likes of Woods, Nicklaus etc, but for now let’s just sit back and enjoy watching the new star of golf.
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