CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There was a moment during Rory McIlroy’s Wednesday press conference at Quail Hollow that illustrated how he has morphed from a man who needs to a man who wants.

Only one other — Sergio Garcia — played the Masters more times before winning. No other player went 11 years before getting the final leg of the Grand Slam. The emotion pouring out of McIlroy that Sunday at Augusta National captured the essence of dreams coming true.

Golf expert Sia Nejad has revealed his PGA Championship 2025 picks and PGA best bets for Quail Hollow Club, beginning Thursday, May 15

Even Rory McIlroy must have had a good chuckle at how quickly the narrative shifted from ‘he will never win another major’ to ‘can he win the single-season Grand Slam?’

Masters champion Rory McIlroy is heading Down Under for the first time in more than a decade to play the Australian Open on Melbourne’s famed sandbelt courses for the next two years.

Rory McIlroy's start to 2025 is impressing his fellow pros as they prepare for the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, a course the Northern Irishman has won at four times.