PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. Hes still shy of his 30th birthday, but Rory McIlroy has come a long way in his Players Championship career.McIlroy outlasted the strongest field of the year to win the PGA Tours flagship event, shooting a final-round 70 to edge Jim Furyk by a shot. It was his first win in more than a year and continued a run of six straight top-6 finishes.But McIlroy and the Stadium Course havent always gotten along. He missed the cut in each of his first three trips here, even skipping the event back in 2011 to focus his efforts in Europe. A candid champ reflected on the journey that led to his first Players title in his 10th start.
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I mean, I came here as a 19-year-old in 2009, missing the cut and getting kicked out of bars in Jax Beach for being underage, McIlroy said. So Ive come a long way in those 10 years.Two months from turning 30, McIlroy no longer has to worry about being carded. He also wont have to worry about affording many bar tabs after taking home $2.25 million for his victory Sunday at TPC Sawgrass.I came on Tour and all I wanted to do was keep my card, he said. And from there, you grow and you learn and you become a better player, and you realize that theres a lot more that you can achieve. I think all the experience Ive racked up over those first 10 or 11 years means that Im way more prepared for these next 10.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - He's still shy of his 30th birthday, but Rory McIlroy has come a long way in his Players Championship career. McIlroy outlasted the strongest field of the year to win the PGA Tour's flagship event, shooting a final-round 70 to edge Jim Furyk by a shot.
Players champ Rory recalls being kicked out of Jax Beach bars
Players champ Rory McIlroy recalls being kicked out of Jax
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Players champ Rory recalls being kicked out of Jax Beach bars at 19 Source: The Golf Channel PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - He's still shy of his 30th birthday, but Rory McIlroy has come a long way in his Players Championship career.
Players champ Rory recalls being kicked out of Jax Beach bars
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"I mean, I came here as a 19-year-old in 2009, missing the cut and getting kicked out of bars in Jax Beach for being underage," McIlroy said. "So I've come a long way in those 10 years." Two months from turning 30, McIlroy no longer has to worry about being carded.
Players champ Rory recalls being kicked out of Jax Beach bars
The Players Championship: Articles, photos and videos "I mean, I came here as a 19-year-old in 2009, missing the cut and getting kicked out of bars in Jax Beach for being underage," McIlroy said.
Players champ Rory recalls being kicked out of Jax Beach bars
The Players Championship: Articles, photos and videos "I mean, I came here as a 19-year-old in 2009, missing the cut and getting kicked out of bars in Jax Beach for being underage," McIlroy said.
Players champ Rory recalls being kicked out of Jax Beach bars
Mar 17, 2019 · As he recalled with a laugh, he missed the cut that year while "getting kicked out of bars in Jax Beach for being underage. So I've come a long way." But his transformation has been deeper
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