Graeme McDowell thinks we're about to see a Tiger-like run from Rory
Rory McIlroy will remain the No. 1 player in the world for a long time, says Graeme McDowell.
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Kyle Porter
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Few people know Rory McIlroy -- on and off the course -- as well as Graeme McDowell. The Ulstermen have played professionally together for years and until recently were very close friends.
That's why what McDowell said about McIlroy this weekend carries even extra weight. It's one thing for me to sit here on my computer and wax poetic about how great McIlroy will be. It's another thing for McDowell, who plays with "the curly-haired kid" (as he's fond of calling him), every single week to do it.
"His form in the second half of this year has blown away a lot of people," wrote McDowell for the BBC. "I think we are witnessing at least a five-year spell as world number one. I think he is going to dominate in the fashion of Tiger Woods."
The loftiest of praise one can bestow in this day in age.
"The most special thing about Tiger was his drive and desire. Of course, a lot can happen in the next five years, but, looking at Rory, he could win three, four or maybe five more majors in that time.
"He could then be close to the 10 in total and whether he wants to go beyond that is entirely up to him."
It's interesting to me that McDowell, someone who understands the myriad variables of golf, willingly cedes that what McIlroy can achieve is based solely on how much McIlroy wants to achieve.
I don't disagree either.
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