
Not only did he win the last PGA Championship that was played at Kiawah back in 2012, but he plays golf at a level that is difficult to prognosticate.

The win made McIlroy, who had not won on the PGA Tour since the end of 2019, the immediate favorite at the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island in two weeks, and there are a few reasons for that. The lead is 2 with three holes remaining for /JAa7Rr1jYK- PGA TOUR May 9, 2021 From there, he was able to save a wild bogey and escape with the win, but as he said after his round, "It's never easy." Standing on the 72nd hole with a two-stroke lead - having played menacing, almost perfect golf for the first 17 holes - he hit his drive up the left along the creek running up No. McIlroy made one miscue in each of his last three rounds, and the last one nearly cost him. Then Rory made just three mistakes the rest of the way, finishing 66-68-68 to get to 10 under and beat Abraham Ancer by a single stroke. McIlroy looked lost at both the Players Championship in March and the Masters in April, failing to make the weekend at both events for just the second time in his career He did not look all that great on Thursday this week, either, as he shot 1 over and finished 120th in the field from tee to green. Frankly, it was difficult to see coming no matter which way you looked. McIlroy took a Quail Hollow event for the third time in his career, and this year's victory came on the back of a near-flawless weekend.

Rory McIlroy did it this week after missing three of his last five cuts at stroke-play events by winning the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday at Quail Hollow for his 19th victory on the PGA Tour. 1 Dustin Johnson did it last year when he shot three straight rounds of 78 or worse and then won three events to close out the year, including the Masters (in November). McIlroy currently sits 12th in the FedEx Cup standings and would start the championship at three under (if he chooses to play), seven shots back of leader Dustin Johnson.One of the best indicators of an elite golfer - a truly elite golfer - is their ability to turn a year around in a single week. “I’m going to play in many more Tour Championships and it’s only going to be the birth of your first child once,” he said.

There has been no word on if McIlroy will play in the Tour Championship, though he did say last week that the birth of his child takes precedent. McIlroy said he was expecting a call at any moment to come home to welcome the child and instructed caddie Harry Diamond to keep his phone on him at all times. It’s a private matter, but we’re really excited and can’t wait for her to get here.” “Yeah, we’ve been sharing the news with friends and family, obviously, but I didn’t think it was something that I really particularly needed to share out here. “We’re about to be parents very soon, so we’re obviously super excited,” McIlroy said. Last week at the BMW Championship, McIlroy spoke publicly about Erica’s pregnancy for the first time.
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Massive thank you to all the staff at Jupiter Medical Center and Dr Sasha Melendy for their amazing care ❤️❤️❤️ /IwFeGf8rod- Rory McIlroy September 3, 2020 Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, born August 31st, 12:15pm.
