Rory McIlroy clearly made the right call to ignore golf fans after his 2024 US Open collapse

Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images Rory McIlroy is a major champion once again, battling hard to a fantastic victory at The Masters once again. Making his victory at Augusta that bit more special was the presence of his parents, who missed his maiden green jacket success last year. But there for both of his superb wins and indeed most of his other magical moments of late has been Harry Diamond.

The caddie has been with McIlroy through the good times and the bad, of which there have been many over the years. It’s been a remarkable journey that perhaps neither could imagine would produce such success, with McIlroy clearly making an excellent choice when picking his caddie. Rory McIlroy has made the right call to stick with Harry Diamond It could have been very different for the six-time major champion, particularly had he listened to many golf fans in the summer of 2024.

McIlroy was in contention to win the US Open at Pinehurst that year, but suffered a late collapse to lose out to Bryson DeChambeau. Bogeys in three of the last four holes proved very costly, but it was Diamond who received plenty of criticism in the immediate aftermath. Fans and even members of the media took aim at the caddie, who McIlroy was quick to defend later that summer having not spoken to the press immediately after his Pinehurst heartache.

Amid calls for the pair to split, the golfing superstar would have never considered such a move, and that’s proven to be a fantastic decision. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Rory McIlroy and Harry Diamond are the ultimate player-caddie pairing Helped so much by his caddie, McIlroy has achieved huge success in recent years, including two titles at The Masters.