Rory Mcilroy at the tender age of 19 has set his sights firmly on an invitation to one of the most prestigous tournaments in golf, The Masters at Augusta.Pre september all Mcilroy was thinking of was earning enough money to live on for the foreseeable future, however that all changed after the Switzerland Masters, where he just missed out to Jean-Francois Lucquin in a play-off for first.
After that impressive result he went on an angry rampage of tournaments, having five top tens in seven tournaments. Some said this couldnt last, At 80th in the world Mcilroy needed something special to help him towards that crucial 50th ranking position which would gain him that invitation he so dearly sought for.
That came just a couple of days ago at the Singapore Open, his joint fourth finish put him ahead of giants such as No. 3 in the world Phil Mickleson and fellow Northern Irish star Darren Clarke in the field. Not only that it also boosted him 17 places of the 30 he needs up to 63rd in the world.
With the win in Singapore, Mcilroy became the youngest player ever to win over €1 million in prizes. So....to the big question, can Rory Mcilroy gain the 13 more places he needs before thee end of the year to qualify for The Masters in april?
Well, with the next three tournaments being; The Hong Kong Open, The Alfred Dunhill Links and The south Africa Open Championship there are definetly plenty of ranking places up for grabs, lets all just hope he can carry on the good form we have seen since september, i for one will be routing for him. I will be keeping a progress check on him between now and the end of the season to see if he can make the final 13 places so keep checking back for updates.
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