McIlroy moving closer to glory

MISSION not quite accomplished but getting awfully close. That has to be the verdict for Rory McIlroy after the curtain came down on the 2010 major championships.

At 21 years and 103 days on Sunday at the US PGA Championship, he may have missed the opportunity to win his first major a day earlier than Tiger Woods did when he romped to the 1997 Masters at Augusta National.

In finishing level with former Masters winner Zach Johnson at Whistling Straits, one shot out of a play-off with eventual champion Martin Kaymer and Bubba Watson, who tied for first after 72 holes, it may have been the third tie for third place in just nine major appearances, with a top 10 and a top 20 finish also achieved.