Why was McIlroy’s Grand Slam journey so special?published at 10:08 British Summer Time
Throughout this live page you will hear time and again how Rory McIlroy managed to “bounce back” – his words – from adversity.
His final round at this year’s Masters was like a microcosm of his journey, with so many highs and lows.
The journey he took to achieve the career Grand Slam is all the more remarkable because of the length of time it took him.
All the other winners completed the set of four wins in relatively quick fashion, but Rory made us wait…11 years:
Masters: 2025
PGA Championship: 2012, 2014
The Open: 2014
US Open: 2011
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