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When seeking to join select company one may presume Rory McIlroy would be perfectly happy to keep said group as tight as possible. Not so; he insists he would “love” Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson to join him as claimants of the grand slam this year.
McIlroy needs a Masters victory to take his place alongside five players – Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods – who have won all four majors. Spieth has the same scenario in respect of the US PGA Championship, with the US Open the only major to evade Mickelson.
Written by Ewan Murray at Bay Hill
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/06/rory-mcilroy-bay-hill-title-defence-masters-blank-golf under the title “Rory McIlroy prepares for Bay Hill title defence and ponders Masters blank”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
