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Stop it. I don’t want to hear it.
Rory McIlroy just missed yet another major title with a T6 at the British Open last week, and all anyone can talk about is how the four-time winner of golf’s biggest tournaments hasn’t won one since 2014.
Heck, McIlroy himself took note of that when asked about the so-called drought, saying he doesn’t think of it as one. Rather, it’s more about going out and, as he told reporters, trying to win a fourth FedEx Cup, a fifth Race to Dubai and yet another Ryder Cup.
See what he did there? Way to flex on ’em, Rory.
But I’d add another line to the resume. Since that magical 2014 year, he’s finished in the top 10 in majors … 20 TIMES.
TWENTY. TOP. TENS. IN MAJORS!
You could focus on, “Well, he can’t finish.” Or you could think about just how hard it is to win a major in a field full of talent if your name isn’t Tiger Woods or Jack Nickalus. Flip it the other way: How hard is it for anyone to finish that consistently near the top of the leaderboard in tournaments that have the best lineups in the world?
Impossible. That’s the answer. And McIlroy is still doing it at age 34, all while carrying the torch for the PGA Tour.
So let’s focus on that, shall we? This is not a superstar who can’t finish. This is an all-timer of a legend who consistently stays with the pack in golf’s toughest tournaments, who has won a ton (and a ton of money).
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