Rory McIlroy has added to his 2025 quest to reach the levels set by golf’s top two players at the moment: Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.
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Nov 13, 2024, 06:16 AM ET
DUBAI,UnitedArabEmirates—Thegoalsfor2025arepilingupforRoryMcIlroy.
Endingadroughtinthemajorsthatdatesbackto2014isuppermostinhismind.There’salsotheRyderCupatBethpageBlack,whereMcIlroywillbetheheartbeatofEurope’steamseekingarareawaywininoneofsport’sbiggestevents.
Nowaddtothathisquesttoreachthelevelssetbygolf’stoptwoplayersatthemoment:ScottieSchefflerandXanderSchauffele.
“Theycertainlyseparatedthemselvesfromthepackthisyear,”theNo.3-rankedMcIlroysaidWednesdayinDubai.“I’mobviouslyveryawareofthat,anditonlymakesmemoremotivatedtotrytoemulatewhattheydidthisyear.”
SchefflerwontheMastersandplentymore.SchauffelewonthePGAChampionshipandTheOpen.McIlroycould—maybeshould—havewontheyear’sothermajor,theU.S.Open,onlytothree-putttwoofthelastthreeholestolosebyoneshottoBrysonDeCh
