McIlroy wins USPGA title by eight shots

Only a month after people were asking what had gone wrong, Rory McIlroy on Sunday night proved everything is all right by storming to his second major - and at a younger age than Tiger Woods managed it.

Only a month after people were asking what had gone wrong, Rory McIlroy on Sunday night proved everything is all right by storming to his second major - and at a younger age than Tiger Woods managed it.

While the flame was being put out at the London Olympics, the 23-year-old’s talent shone like a beacon at Kiawah Island in South Carolina as he returned to world number one by adding the USPGA title to his US Open last year.

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