2026-04-14 10:55:42
Rory McIlroy is determined to win more majors after his defending his Masters title.
The Northern Irish golfer took his major haul to six after retaining his Green Jacket at Augusta and plans to target “the biggest tournaments in the world” for the next decade.
McIlroy said: “For me, it’s the majors, it’s Ryder Cups and it’s the biggest tournaments in the world – that’s what keeps me going and that’s what’s going to keep me going from 36 to when I’m 45 for example.”
The world number two’s Masters triumph took him halfway to a second career Grand Slam and he would love to join golf icons Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods in the exclusive club of players to win all of the big four tournaments on multiple occasions.
He said: “I have the opportunity to do them all, which is amazing. I’ve won two Masters and two PGA Championships and I’ve got a chance to win two US Opens and two Opens.
“I said last year, after the Grand Slam, that everything else is sort of a cherry on top. Last year, after getting over that hurdle, I just feel like it makes the next few years of my career have potential and it’s an amazing place to be.”
McIlroy took three weeks off before playing at The Masters and explained that he made several trips to Augusta in the lead-up to the event to help him prepare for the famed Georgia course.
He said: “I took three weeks into this event to make sure that my body was right, to make sure my preparation was right. I’m not going to do that for every major, because I’m not able to, but I think I felt the most prepared coming into this event than I ever had.
“I played the golf course so much and I had such a comfortable feeling going here. Honestly, over the last few weeks, it has felt like my home golf course because I’ve been here so much. I think to see that preparation pay off is amazing.”
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