Rory is now the most clearly top-dog White golfer since Tom Watson's short but dominant run in the late '70s and early '80s. He's the third youngest golfer to win three legs of the Grand Slam, after only Nicklaus and Woods. Three majors at the age of 25, and though his winning margin was 2 strokes after being 6 ahead going into the final round, this was as impressive as the way he won each of his first two majors by 8 strokes as he had constant pressure applied over the final two rounds by world class golfers like Garcia, Fowler, Furyk and others. One wayward tee shot into the deep gorse, or ending up against the wall in one of those pot bunkers, and he could easily have given away several shots on a single hole coming down the stretch. It had to have taken nerves of steel and equal mental toughness given the build-up over the first three rounds, not to mention his fantastic talent in all phases of the game, to close it out the way he did.
If he can keep it going, the Woods-centric media will be forced to give Rory at least one-third of the love they've given Tiger, especially as Woods continues to ungracefully age when it comes to his ability to contend for majors.
This is another great day, comparable to the (maybe permanent) decline of Serena Williams in tennis. We're getting close to the time when golf and tennis will be as they always were before the one-off outlier freaks appeared to the delight of the Caste System's servile media.
What's also great is that Kaymer, Spieth, Scott and Rose among others may challenge Rory's reign. All three major winners this year have won majors before. Even Sergio looks like he may yet win a major or three as he has immense talent and has his head right now. It's all good!
