McIlroy was born for this test

How do you judge a person’s ability, especially if that person is already a superstar, someone as talented as Rory McIlroy?

Time will ultimately determine McIlroy’s status in the game, but after a sterling amateur career and two early major championships and a massive blip last year, why are we still guilty of comparing him too closely to the greatest competitor the game of golf has ever seen, Tiger Woods?

Why can’t we leave him alone or even focus our attention more on the world’s number one golfer Adam Scott or even the current US Open champion Martin Kaymer?

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