People from all walks of life reached out after Masters win – McIlroy

Rory McIlroy claims that people from “all walks of life” have been moved by how his career Grand Slam victory inspired him to speak with “two presidents” following his Masters victory.

This week, McIlroy and Shane Lowry battle it out for the title to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

McIlroy said he was inspired by the “magnitude” of his accomplishment to become the sixth man to win all four majors during a trip back to Northern Ireland to see his parents and former coach Michael Bannon.

The world number two said, “I spoke to two presidents the day after that, which was pretty cool.”

“Just people reaching out from all walks of life, whether it’s through sports, entertainment, culture, or both.” People who you would never even consider to be aware of what was happening were very humble.

By the end of 2014, McIlroy had to wait 11 years before joining Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods as Grand Slam winners. By the time that Tiger Woods had won the men’s game’s three other majors, the men’s team had already won the US Open, Open Championship, and US PGA Championship.

“I believe that people can sometimes see their own struggles and the work you must do to make the most of.”

After claiming the 2024 title, McIlroy hopes to win a second successive Zurich Classic alongside Lowry before attempting to win a sixth major title at the US PGA Championship next month.

According to McIlroy, who said he is feeling under the weather after getting a cold after the Masters, “I honestly couldn’t be in a better place in my life, in my career, personally, and all of it.”

What a year can do is amazing. For both of us, this tournament last year was a really cool moment, and it gave me some new enjoyment of golf, which I believe is very important, not to lose that.

“This tournament served as a catalyst for the good golf I played for the rest of the year,” said the player who had a fantastic year last year.

At the conclusion of a rollercoaster final round at Augusta that included two double bogeys for the Northern Irishman, McIlroy defeated England’s Justin Rose in a play-off to claim the Masters.

I’m not sure if winning the Masters gives me more confidence, but I’ve always been very confident in my golfing prowess.

I don’t believe I’ll ever have to play a more difficult round of golf at Augusta for the entire day.

When the Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush in July, McIlroy will have the uncommon chance to win a major there in addition to winning the Masters.

Lowry, 38, joked that McIlroy’s recent success will allow him to go under the radar when he makes a comeback to defend when the Open returned to Portrush in 2019.

“It will be incredible to go back to Portrush.” On Wednesday, a smiling Lowry and McIlroy both shared that Rory going back as the Masters champion would take some of the pressure off of me, which is why they are happy.

“It’s going to be a fantastic tournament,” he declared. I learned yesterday that 278 000 people would be attending the Portrush Open.

“I believe a million people applied for tickets,” she said. I’ll be happy to be a part of this incredible event because it’s going to be one of the best.