With home support, it could be time for Lefty to join the Slam club

The true status of a professional golfer, rightly or wrongly, is most often measured by the amount of professional major championships won.

The retired Jack Nicklaus has 18 and the resurgent Tiger Woods 14 and that’s all you really need to know in terms of garnishing any serious conversation on the matter. But perhaps the most impressive stat is reserved for the grand slam winners, (Masters, US Open, Open Championship, and the USPGA Championship) — a feat only achieved by five players, Nicklaus (3) Woods (3), Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, and Gary Player once each.

Our own Rory McIlroy had an opportunity to join that elite bunch of players, had he won the Masters last April.