Rory McIlroy’s Lack of Confidence Will Keep Him from Winning Major in 2013

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Published: April 16, 2013

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After winning the PGA Championship last year to become a two-time major winner at the age of 23, it seemed like the sky was the limit for Rory McIlroy. That still may be the case, but the Northern Irishman's failure to play with confidence will prevent him from adding to that total in 2013.

McIlroy ascended to the No. 1 ranking in the world last year by virtue of that PGA Championship victory as well as four additional wins on both the PGA and European Tours. Everything had finally come together for the young phenom and there was suddenly talk about McIlroy eclipsing Jack Nicklaus' major record rather than Tiger Woods.



Several months later, the script has suddenly been flipped. Woods is back in the No. 1 position and seems poised to end his major drought by winning at least one in 2013. McIlroy, on the other hand, appears to be a golfer who has lost his way. He scuffled to a 25th-place finish in the Masters with a score of two-over par, and there haven't been many signs of improvement.

In a lot of ways, McIlroy probably wishes that the 2012 season had never come to an end. Things simply haven't been the same for him since the calendar flipped to 2013. He does have two top-10 finishes, but he hasn't finished better than 25th in his other four tournaments, and that includes a controversial withdrawal at the Honda Classic in March. 

According to Michael Bamberger of Sports Illustrated, McIlroy withdrew from that tournament due to a toothache, but it probably had more to do with the fact that he was struggling mightily in the second round and had almost no hope of making the cut. McIlroy regretted his decision to withdraw, and he hasn't really rebounded since.

There has also been a lot of talk about McIlroy switching from Titleist clubs to Nike after signing a fat endorsement deal. According to David Westin of Augusta.com, McIlroy claimed that his issues with the new clubs were behind him headi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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