Is Victory at 2014 BMW PGA Championship a Sign of a More Mature Rory McIlroy?

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Published: May 25, 2014

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Going from heart-wrenching to heart-stopping, Rory McIlroy turned his personal soap opera on end by enthralling the golfing world with an amazing comeback win at the BMW PGA Championship on the European Tour.

With his completely unpredictable, astounding victory at the BMW at Wentworth in Virginia Water, England, McIlroy quickly put aside any adverse effects of calling off his wedding to tennis star and on-and-off girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki just days before the start of the event. 

If we had been looking for someone to replace Tiger Woods on the golf scene, we could not have asked for a more likely and equally dramatic individual as the 25-year-old Northern Irishman.

Let’s face it, while a lot of people would have holed up in a dark bedroom bemoaning their fate, McIlroy was knocking balls in the hole at a ridiculous and ultimately victorious rate. 

Lying seven strokes back of 54-hole leader Thomas Bjorn on the final day, he proceeded to shoot a 66 while laying waste to a world-class field. It was his first win since November, 2013—when he beat Adam Scott on the 72nd hole at the Emirates Australian Open—and his first European Tour win since December 2012.

More importantly, it was a show of toughness we have not seen from McIlroy in quite some time.

It has been a rough couple of years for McIlroy, who dominated the pro tour by winning four times in 2012, including his second major win at the PGA Championship. At that point, he was just a year removed from his wondrous 16-under victory at the 2011 U.S. Open and his anointment as the best up-and-coming player in the game.

Then, seemingly unable to handle his success, he unraveled.



He changed his clubs and lost his touch while meandering through 2013 as if he had just started playing with zero wins and only five top-10 finishes.

Then, while defending his title at the 2013...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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