Rory McIlroy ‘a better player’ than ever before as he targets a career grand slam once more at the Masters
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As has been the case for more than a decade now, Rory McIlroy arrives at Augusta National one win away from joining golfing royalty.
As has been the case for more than a decade now, Rory McIlroy arrives at Augusta National one win away from joining golfing royalty. McIlroy has had three of the sport’s four major titles to his name since 2014 and could complete a career grand slam at the Masters, a feat only achieved by five players: Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Pressure to win at arguably the most famous golf tournament on the planet is nothing new for McIlroy, but his recent form has made expectations even higher ahead of this year’s Masters. Victory here in Augusta would undoubtedly reshape the legacy he is leaving in the game. “It puts him in the running with Gary Player to be the best international player of the past century,” Joel Beall, a senior writer at Golf Digest, tells CNN Sports. On Thursday, McIlroy and defending champion Scottie Scheffler tee off as the runaway favorites to win the green jacket, with the Northern Irishman having recently won a second Players Championship crown last month. That marked the 28th PGA Tour title of McIlroy’s career and his second of 2025 after victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February.
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