McIlroy seeking further improvements in 2011

RORY MCILROY ended a rollercoaster season on a high note when he spectacularly eagled the last from three feet to finish fifth in the Dubai World Championship.

The 21-year-old closed with a five-under par 67 to finish just two strokes outside the play-off and while he gave his year just “six or seven” out of ten — despite winning on the PGA Tour and recording a pair of top-3 finishes in majors — the Holywood star hopes to become an even stronger player next term.

Believing he is good enough to structure his season around the majors, having opted to resign his membership of the PGA Tour, he reckons 2010 will go down as a watershed year.