Rory McIlroy hopes to become one of the few golfers to achieve the Grand Slam by winning the US Masters. The tournament brings a sense of anticipation and the possibility of making history.
Only five golfers have previously done what Rory McIlroy hopes to do at the US Masters this year. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images– as it has been for Phil Mickelson at the US Open and for Jordan Spieth at the US PGA Championship – and each year brings a sense of anticipation, that drive up Magnolia Lane to Augusta National bringing with it the possibility of history.in 1934 that pushed out the old and brought in the new.
Nobody has any divine right to win at Augusta National, as McIlroy – who carried a four-stroke lead into the final round in 2011 – knows only too well. But 13 years ago the thoughts of a career Grand Slam were still aspirational. It was his victory in the 2014 Open at Royal Liverpool that left just one missing piece to fill in his efforts to become the sixth player in history to achieve the modern career Grand Slam.
McIlroy has changed things this time around. He’s played more, if not often well. He’s talked swing with Butch Harmon. He’s played the Texas Open as a final fine-tuner. Will it all help the final piece fall into place?Certainly, former Ryder Cup captain-turned television pundit Paul McGinley is of the belief that McIlroy is more than capable of turning it around once he starts striding, preferably with a pep in his step, on the fairways of Augusta National.
“I always said he’s an inspirational player and I think being at the forefront of the negotiations off the course inspired him. He felt he was very much on one side and leading one side. He liked that leadership role and totally brought that on to the golf course the last two years. And I think he revelled in it, played great.
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