Any more or less fervent fan of the cabala would say that all roads lead to Rory McIlroy‘s victory this Sunday at the PGA Championship. His last triumph in a Major, ten years ago, was at Valhalla, also at a PGA, and he comes from winning the last two tournaments he has played in the PGA Tour: Zurich Classic and Wells Fargo Championship. White and in a bottle. Now or never. It’s time to break the damn drought. The time has come to win the fifth.
The planets seemed perfectly aligned, but suddenly, as these things always happen, something changed the course of the Rory universe. The magazine specialized in the pink world, TMZ, brought to light this Tuesday the news of McIlroy’s breakup with his wife Erica Stoll. Specifically, the information assured that the Northern Irishman had asked her for a divorce. Bombshell 48 hours before the start of the PGA. Chaos in the Rory universe.
Just a few hours after this information came to light, McIlroy himself, through a statement, confirmed the news and asked for respect. He was not going to make any more comments on this personal matter. The goal was of course, to avoid rumours and comments, but above all to keep the planets aligned.
For this reason, McIlroy’s appearance this Wednesday before the media has been very decaffeinated, practically surreal. The PGA of America warned before the start of the press conference that no personal questions could be asked and that the duration of the same was going to be ten minutes. It didn’t even get to that. It was eight minutes and he was only asked seven questions by the journalists. Afterwards, there was no personal interview. The goal was to enclose Rory in a bubble to keep him focused on the real goal of the week: to achieve the fifth Major of his career.
As Ten Golf has been able to know, the relationship between McIlroy and Erica Stoll had not been going through its best moment for some time. In fact, golf has been the refuge in which the Northern Irishman has taken refuge in recent months and the reality is that it has not gone badly at all. He has played more than ever and has obtained very good results. Rory wanted it to continue like this, but it is not easy to control the media.
Today he was only asked one semi-personal question: “How are your energy levels after everything that has happened lately?”. Rory’s answer was blunt, although he was noticeably nervous: “I’m ready to play”. Let nothing and no one misalign the mcilronian planets.
When the battle begins this Thursday, we will be able to definitively check if Rory has achieved it or not. For now, bunker mode has worked for him.
