Coming Off Players Championship Win, Is A Masters Victory Next for Rory McIlroy?

When he hits the course in Augusta, McIlroy will be among the favorites to win the tournament.

Golfer Rory McIlroy in a Nike hat and zip-up
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland in 2019 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
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Over St. Patrick’s Day weekend,  Rory McIlroy took home a victory at the Players Championship, his first win since he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational a year ago.

The victory made McIlroy the third player, along with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, to have a minimum of 15 wins, including four major titles before the age of 30.

Following the win, McIlroy brought up Augusta, where he will be playing in the Masters next month.

“It’s not a bad weekend for me,” McIlroy said. “It’s very nice to get a win. Especially doing it on this golf course, which played similar to the way Augusta will play. I’m playing some of the best golf of my life.”

When he does hit the links in Georgia, McIlroy will be among the favorites to win the tournament (which would allow him to complete the career Grand Slam.)

“Such talk was inevitable, given McIlroy’s stature in the game and his run of high finishes in 2019, none of which has been worse than sixth,” according to ESPN. “The nagging issue of playing in nine straight final groups without a win still persists – he was in the second-to-last group Sunday – but hardly matters now.”

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