Twitter, Facebook, Instagram – also in the tradition Sport Golf professionals are very active in the social networks. Practice rounds, private jets, the new Ferrari, the first steps of the young: everything is shared, the fans would be’s.
Rory McIlroy dominated this little game as good as his iron blows, but he recently posted a photo that rather had the force of its reductions. “Feels good to be back to beat the Driver,” the Northern Irishman wrote in Instagram, photographic evidence included
For his fans, but especially for his rivals that meant. I’m back.
In early July, the world number one had suffered a torn ligament and a capsular injury in his left ankle while playing soccer. In the British Open at St. Andrews, he had idly watch as Zach Johnson the winner’s trophy Claret Jug assured that McIlroy had won the year before. Last melted his lead in the rankings arg together, the young Jordan Spieth, double-major winner this year, approached rapidly.
Now, time for the PGA Championship on the legendary course of Whistling Straits, McIlroy can again ensure yourself to consolidate its status as the best player in the world. Even better: Right at the start, the 26-year-old Johnson and Spieth have to measure in a direct comparison, when from 21.20 German time clock (live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE) play together the first two rounds. In the last five major tournaments, the victory always went to an out of the trio.
McIlroy has – and the media documented almost completely – toiled for it. The comeback is significantly faster than the doctors had prophesied. Instead, after three months McIlroy returns after 40 days. The ankle injury is no longer an issue, “it feels good,” he said after a practice round on the championship course in Kohler in Wisconsin: “football, I could not, but for what I need to do this week, it is enough. one hundred percent. “
” I do not even know where I am in the world rankings “
The entire golf world is looking forward to the duels between McIlroy at its best and the almost scary constant Spieth. Whether McIlroy but is already time again, the big question remains before his first tee on Thursday. The 22-year-old Spieth any case, despite the missed victory at the British Open in the form of his life. Even if he is unable to provide the Grand Slam, he could win three majors in a year as the first golfer to Tiger Woods and Ben Hogan. “That would be a good company,” Spieth, who assured but said: “As soon as I go out, only one tournament for me.”
As a historical reference quantity Woods is good still. Whether it will ever be a threat to the top players again, no one can answer. Perhaps the least Woods himself. “At present, I do not even know where I am in the world rankings,” said the 39-year-old Californian, who along with Germany’s top golfer Martin Kaymer, winner of the tournament five years ago, on the first two rounds will go: “But I think somewhere in the two hundreds.”
At position 278 Woods is currently only out tournament successes are no longer available because of course for the time being so much the focus of the previous series winner. “I just want to improve my game,” Woods said.
Thus, Spieth, Johnson and McIlroy will not be satisfied in the coming days.
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