Rory McIlroy begins his Open campaign today, looking to win his second major of the season after retaining the Masters in April.
The Northern Irishman, 37, became just the fourth man to win back-to-back titles at Augusta, following in Jack Nicklaus (1965-66), Sir Nick Faldo (1989-1990) and Tiger Woods’ (2001-2002) footsteps.
McIlroy has won once at the Open, in 2014, and in doing so became the third golfer ever to win three different majors by 25 years old, after victories in the 2011 US Open and 2012 PGA Championship. He won a second PGA Championship title in 2014.
However, that Open win was…
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