“To be able to get through that and produce the shots when I needed to, that obviously gives me confidence, and I can always draw back on that experience,” he added
Rory McIlroy
It’s only a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Augusta to Charlotte, but Rory McIlroy endured a whirlwind journey from his knees at the Masters to the tees at the PGA Championship.
McIlroy completed a career Grand Slam by winning at Augusta National last month, sinking to the finely manicured turf of the 18th green in relief after becoming the sixth man to accomplish the feat while snapping an 11-year major win drought.
“I always had hope. I always felt like I had the game [to win],” McIlroy said.
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“Defeating my own mind was sort of the big thing for me getting over that hurdle,” he added.
The Northern Ireland star is now eyeing a sixth PGA Championship, which will kick-off this week at Quail Hollow, and he believes his experience at this year’s Masters has given him another touchstone to recall when times get tough.
“I do think that the whole day on Sunday at Augusta, I don’t think I’ll have to ever play a harder round of golf in my life,” he said.
“To be able to get through that and produce the shots when I needed to, that obviously gives me confidence, and I can always draw back on that experience,” he added.
McIlroy’s other major titles include the 2011 US Open, the 2012 and 2014 PGA Championships and the 2014 British Open.
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