Rory Shows Himself A Necessary Hero
21/07/2014 14:44
What a narrative, Rory.
All of us need just now we wanted one rather badly, and heroes.
This weekend that is very, England's cricketers are hurtling towards another rudderless defeat at Lord's.
And this controlled by innocents being shot in the sky, apparently by rebels with a cause and a surface-to-air missile.
Into all this steps a somewhat gawky looking 25-year old with a golfing ability, from Northern Ireland to make his competitions weep.
If it was all about talent, Rory McIlroy might well already have greater than two important titles in his bag.
Both Rory's Open (2011) and USPGA (2012) victories came by massive margins.
Ever since then, "stuff" has got in the manner somewhat.
Changing everything is dangerous, and so it proved. New direction company, new sponsorship deal (securing him enough riches to make him swoon without any demand to lift a golf club), new clubs.
And his on-off relationship with former world tennis number one Caroline Wozniacki took his eye (for all his protestations to the contrary). It all ended in May in tears, days after wedding invitations were sent out.
But category tells.
His two-shot victory makes him only the third golfer ever to win three of the four majors by age 25.
The others were Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. McIlroy is in that land now.
One inquired spectators arriving in pouring rain at Hoylake yesterday who they wanted to see. The first said https://www.crossingthesimpson.com/mens-nike-blazer-premium-retro-shoes-blue-snake-grain-for-cheap.html.cIlroy, the second Woods.
If McIlroy keeps the remainder of his life fit, he could be a colossus bestriding the athletic landscape for 20 years - albeit at 5 foot 8 (bringing forth Wozniacki's catty Instagram remark last week cheap Nike Free Run 3.hat she could now wear high heels for the first time in three years).
The 1969 Open Champ, Tony Jacklin, told Sky News this weekend : "There's so much in life that can happen to derail anybody.
"The people surrounding you are able to bring you down. You've got to weave through those situations in life. Stay well, stay healthy and shield yourself.
"The special info.ky is the limit for this particular lad."
His dad saw all this coming. Gerry McIlroy scoops GBP50,000 from a stake he put 10 years past that his boy would win the Open by age 25.
But here's the final turn.
If McIlroy was tempted to tweet his ex along the lines of "Stick your high heels on that", hours before his win, she won a title of her own, the Istanbul Cup.

