UNPROFESSIONAL ‼️ Rory Mcilroy faces backlash for having a relationship with a sport minor
On the first weekend without football since August, the PGA Tour needed its second Signature Event of the season, the, to deliver a packed leaderboard on an iconic course.
As always, eyes turned to McIlroy — and the returning Scottie Scheffler — to provide the weekend the tour needed.
McIlroy has a tepid history at Pebble Beach, but this week was a different story.
Aided b, McIlroy tamed one of golf’s cathedrals en route over Shane Lowry and his 27th career PGA Tour win.
With the win, McIlroy became the first player since Phil Mickelson to win 27 times on the PGA Tour. He also became the third player in the last 30 years to have 27 PGA Tour wins and four or more majors, joining Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
“Getting to that number is really cool,” McIlroy said after his win Sunday. “I think for me it’s even more meaningful that I don’t really play a full, full schedule on the PGA TOUR either. I spend my time between here and the DP World Tour. I think I’m up over 40 or 40 worldwide wins, which is a pretty cool number. Yeah, absolutely, 27 is a cool number on the PGA TOUR. Hopefully, I keep adding to that and break a 30 barrier at some point this year and keep going from there.”
For McIlroy, finally etching his name into history in one of golf’s cathedrals made win no. 27 all the more special.