Predictions for Rory McIlroy in 2015 Following Masters Showing

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Published: April 13, 2015

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One of the biggest storylines heading into the 2015 Masters was Rory McIlroy's pursuit of the career Grand Slam, a feat only six golfers—Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Gary Player, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods—had previously accomplished.

Unfortunately for the world No. 1, 21-year-old phenom Jordan Spieth stole the show—and the headlines—following his record-tying 18-under victory at Augusta National. That means completing the career Slam will have to wait at least one more year for McIlroy.

Despite finishing fourth, the Northern Irishman has plenty of positive takeaways from the year's first major.

He struggled to find his form early in the tournament, playing the first 27 holes in three over par. In typical McIlroy fashion, he caught fire thereafter and played the remaining 45 holes in 15-under—an average of one birdie for every three holes.

McIlroy shared his thoughts on his play during a press conference, via Brian Wacker of PGATour.com: "I can take a lot of positives from it. I did a lot of things I wanted to do well. I played the par fives well. Just left myself too much to do after 27 holes of this golf tournament."

He added:

It's just a matter of putting it all together. When I missed it, I didn't miss it that much but when I missed it I missed it in the right spots and I was just a little more efficient and got it up-and-down. I holed out a bit better (Saturday) and today. So all those little things sort of add up and especially when margin of error is so small here.

While things didn't exactly click for McIlroy early on, he began to find his rhythm over the final two days of the tournament when he totaled 10 of his 12 strokes under par. His ball-striking was crisp and accurate both off the tee and on his approach shots, and his blemish-free round of 66 on Sunday was a testament to that.

In fact, if the world No. 1 had...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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