Paul McGinley states how Rory McIlroy is ‘very different’ to Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus
Rory McIlroy enjoyed a dream day two at The Masters, storming to a six-shot lead at Augusta National. McIlroy is seeking to defend his title and retain his green jacket, which he secured last year after a playoff victory over Justin Rose.
Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images Rory McIlroy enjoyed a dream day two at The Masters, storming to a six-shot lead at Augusta National. McIlroy is seeking to defend his title and retain his green jacket, which he secured last year after a playoff victory over Justin Rose. Only three players have successfully defended their title at The Masters , with Jack Nicklaus, Sir Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods achieving the feat.
Now looking to follow in their footsteps is the current leader, who Paul McGinley claims is very different to the three former champions at Augusta . Rory McIlroy claimed to have a different personality from Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus After McIlroy followed his first round 67 with a second round 65, McGinley said on Golf Channel : “Who is to know that the Rory McIlroy plateau was being a Grand Slam winner? Who made that rule?
And that’s what he’s thrown away. “He said ‘that’s not my plateau, I’ve got another mountain to climb’, and that’s the key more than anything else of the greats in the game. There’s always another level that inspires them and gets them excited to go out.
“And you know the old saying, proverbial, this is a great line, ‘it’s hard to get out of bed wearing silk pyjamas’. “When you scale such great, great heights, and it is, you’ve got your silk pyjamas, all these players do here now, particularly somebody who’s won a Grand Slam. “To come out again and be refreshed and inspired and come here, embrace all the obligations that he’s done, the way he has, with a smile this week.