Player of the Year Rory has majors in mind

Rory McIlroy wants to win more majors in 2013 but admits that simply contending in all four would be a step in the right direction as he bids to follow up on the sensational season that saw him officially announced as the PGA Tour Player of the Year yesterday.

Just the third European to win the award, following Pádraig Harrington in 2008 and Luke Donald last year, the 23-year old became the youngest winner since a 21-year old Tiger Woods captured the first of his 10 crowns in 1997.

“It’s an honour,” said McIlroy, who saw off opposition from Woods, Masters champion Bubba Watson, FedEx Cup winner Brandt Snedeker and Jason Dufner in a vote by tour players, while Q-School qualifier and Mayakoba Classic winner John Huh won the Rookie of the Year gong.