Monday, 10 June 2013

U.S. Open next in McIlroy quest to satisfy great expectations (Reuters)

Rory McIllroy of Northern Ireland hits his tee shot on the second hole during a practice round for the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

By Larry Fine (Reuters) - Great talent can be a burden as much as a blessing and great expectations weigh on Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy at this week's U.S. Open at Merion in the Philadelphia suburbs. McIlroy, whose resounding wins at the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional and last year's PGA Championship on Kiawah Island and a climb to the number one ranking cemented him as golf's next prodigy following in the wake of Tiger Woods. But a tumultuous season of distractions, challenges and missteps has McIlroy, last year's leading money winner on both the U.S. ...




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