Rory McIlroy looks back on a great year with four wins and a sixth title as Europe's best. But he knows others will view it differently because he went yet another year without a major. McIlroy still thinks about losing the U.S. Open to Bryson DeChambeau by missing a pair of short par putts at the end.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with his wife, Erica Stoll and Daughter, Poppy McIlroy alongside the trophies after winning the World Tour Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with the DP World Tour Championship trophy and the Race to Dubai trophy after winning the World Tour Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.
Such are the expectations for McIlroy. He has to come to accept them, or he wouldn’t have brought that up without any prompting. This is what happens with greatness. And this is a level of play that remarkably doesn’t get enough credit.Nelly Korda rallies in Florida for her seventh LPGA win of the yearYes, he was tops in Europe for the third consecutive time, and sixth overall.
It was more than DeChambeau pipping him at Pinehurst that gave McIlroy pause. He won four times and actually dropped one spot in the world ranking to No. 3, behind Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.“They certainly separated themselves from the pack this year,” McIlroy said. “I’m obviously aware of that, and it only makes me more motivated to try to emulate what they did this year.”
Off the course, McIlroy has been involved in negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, andand then disclosing a month later they had scrapped the divorce filing in a bid to save their marriage. His wife, Erica, and 4-year-old daughter Poppy celebrated with him in Dubai. Call it five wins for the year.
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