After winning a career Grand Slam, everything else ‘is a bonus’ for Rory McIlroy

Charlotte, NC – It’s hard to imagine a strike, overshaked round of golfer than what he experienced during the final round of the master, with the final foot of the Grand Slam Career on the line. His winning reaction was not so celebration, but a catharsic edition – an explosion of relief after decades and a half attempt.

In addition, the load is certainly possible for McIlroy to unlock to persecute further fame – one of his main rivals, Xander Schaufele, he went so that the miserfly “terrifying” perspective.

But heard on Wednesday at PGA, in the first main appearance, in his first major appearance of his life and career seemed to be aware of, at the age of 36 and with all the main titles in his possession, it could be so good.

“I did everything I wanted to work in this game,” McIlroy said in Prepeal cavity. “I dreamed like a child to become the best player in the world and winning all the majority. I did it. Everything out of this, because, however, I decide to play a game competitive, is a bonus.”
After persecuting the slam every year since the first possession became in 2015, McIlroy said that he was not to be burdened with a hunted other forced career.

“I think everyone saw how hard it is to have a northern star and be able to cross the line,” he said.

Earlier this year, before his 2025. Public tours, McIlroy said the remaining three nails won the master (check), earn the Olympic gold medal (the next chance of 2028) and grasp a visiting glass (potentially, only four months).

In the Mažoritniks, McIlroy did not want to put the number on his aspirations. Ago he discussed that the best European chief winner ever (Nick Faldo, 7). He spoke about the best international chief winner ever (Gary Player, 9). To achieve the latter, at this time of advanced technology and depth around the world, it should require it double His current number of Major won when he was already well in the second decade of his professional career.

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“Numbers tell one story,” he said on Wednesday, “but it couldn’t be full of talks, and I want to enjoy that I don’t want to load numbers or statistics. I just want to go and try to play the best golf I can play.”

It was reasonable, of course, for imagining for observers to loved wildly in the sister of the masters. After knocking his first major in almost 11 years, McIlroy now has an enviable ride for closing the year: the quail in the cavity, where he received a regular PGA tour four times and recorded three of his top performance ever; Oakmont, where his incredible driving ability shone in the championship, has now finished in the top 10 in four consecutive editions; And a home match in Royal Portrush in his native northern Ireland.

For now, McIlroy said he was looking forward to returning to normal in ropes – even as he constantly asked the masters, even as congratulations continue to pour.

“Look, everyone needs to have goals and dreams,” he said, “And I’m not able to do something I’m still doing. But I’m sitting here knowing that it could be the highlight of my career. It’s very cool.

“I want to still create a lot of other prominent and high points, but I’m not sure if any other victory will live up to what happened a few weeks ago.”