Max Homa has seen Rory McIlroy up close and personal on the PGA Tour over the past decade or so.
Homa has enjoyed a successful career himself, with six PGA Tour wins to his name, although he is without a victory since January 2023.
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However, McIlroy is on another level entirely to Homa, with 30 PGA Tour wins to his name, including six major championships.
Rory McIlroy has unquestionably been the best and most consistent player on the PGA Tour over the last 10-15 years.
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Max Homa has always been a huge fan of the 37-year-old Northern Irishman.
However, the man from Burbank, California, believes McIlroy’s swing was even better when he first came out on Tour than it is now.
Max Homa comments on Rory McIlroy’s golf swing
McIlroy is one of only six men in the history of the game to have ever completed the career Grand Slam.
He is already a living legend, and is capable of beating any of his rivals on any given day, but Homa has just offered a really interesting insight into the six-time major champion’s swing.
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When ranking some of his fellow pros’ golf swings on the PGA Tour’s official X account, Homa was asked about McIlroy’s motion.
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“No offence to his swing now, but when he first came out that was top tier,“ Homa replied.
“There was something about it when he was younger, the flow was incredible.“
Rory McIlroy’s swing has evolved over the past 15 years
McIlroy’s move through the ball 15 years ago or so definitely had more of a fluid and natural flow than it has now.
However, it goes without saying that McIlroy’s swing is technically more proficient now than it was then.
The Northern Irishman did win four majors by the age of 25 and he has only added two more to his tally since then.
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His more free-flowing golf swing was undoubtedly accompanied by a more relaxed, and perhaps even naive, approach to the game.
However, now that he has completed the career Grand Slam, a weight has been lifted off his shoulders.
And nobody should be surprised if he went on to win two or three more majors before he hangs up his clubs.
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