PGA Championship an opportunity for Rory McIlroy to show his Major mettle

Then 25-year-old Rory McIlroy celebrates his one-stroke victory at the US PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images, and in truth nobody could have envisaged that the following decade would pass without the Northern Irish man adding to that total.For one, Henrik Stenson. The Swede stood in the media mixed zone and told us of how McIlroy, in that time and place, had entered Tiger Woods territory.

As Bannon, who remains by his side as the most trusted of swing coaches, put it back then: “The greatest thing is his bravery. This victory is so different from the first two . In winning the Open and now a second PGA, he is showing this ability to hold on and be strong down the stretch and win. It just shows the mental strength he has.”

The scenes played out in that 18th hole drama saw McIlroy’s tee shot flirt with the water hazard, then up ahead Mickelson almost holed out his chip from the front of the green and, in the fading light, McIlroy then two-putted from more than 60ft for a par to close the deal. McIlroy, now 35, returns to the US PGA Championship at Valhalla next Thursday still standing with four career Majors. But, rather than that fourth career Major — and, also, one that saw him claim back-to-back Majors in adding the Wanamaker to the Claret Jug he won at Royal Liverpool a month earlier — freeing the road for further additions to the trophy cabinet, it was as if he drove into a cul-de-sac that night which then blocked his way. No more Wanamakers, Claret Jugs or US Open trophies.

Some of those close calls were closer than others. Ultimately, though, the feeling of leaving empty-handed has been the overriding feeling for McIlroy in departing. Be that in Augusta National or St Andrews, Los Angeles Country Club or any of those iconic venues which have hosted Majors in the past decade.

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