Rory McIlroy had reason to celebrate after winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The 35-year-old golfer could not hide his amazement with his great performance. The most important thing for him is to be consistent and to keep the rhythm, but he's equally aware that the competition is fierce.
Probably his greatest rival this season will be Scottie Scheffler. However, there is no bad blood between them, as the Northern Irishman has enormous respect for Scheffler for many reasons. The 35-year-old is particularly delighted with the discipline of this golfer.
Im a big admirer of Scottie for a lot of different reasons, but every time I play with him and I watch how he plays and how disciplined he is, its a really cool thing to watch, McIlroy said, as quoted by SB Nation.
Rory McIlroy talks about his victory
The great golfer has revealed what was the main reason for his victory. Last season was a positive experience for him, but a golfer of his caliber always strives for even greater things.
Golf fans know that Rory is a quality golfer, but the pressure he feels from the public can often be an obstacle for him.
Rory McIlroy looked back on last season, emphasizing that he had a lot of problems.
Its strategy and picking more conservative targets at times, and maybe picking more conservative clubs off tees. Then I think the big thing is obviously my short game as well. My short game last year was a little up and down. I would have a good week, then Id have a bad week. There wasnt a ton of consistency in it. The up-and-down on 1, for example, today, its a big up-and-down just to get things going. The up-and-down on 4, same sort of thing.- he said.
The world number 3 is aware that if he continues to play at the same level, this season could be a great story for him.
