‘Daylight was a distant second to Rory’

The European Tour heads to the sunny Algarve next week, but with an end of season chill now in the air, we asked four golf writers to review 2014, from McIlroy’s Majors to McGinley’s Ryder Cup — and everything else in between.

‘Daylight was a distant second to Rory’

Question 1: Who’s your world golfer of the year for 2014 and why?

“Rory McIlroy’s Open, WGC-Bridgestone, PGA title run in successive weeks would have been plenty. Preface it with the BMW PGA Championship and cap with a Ryder Cup singles demolition of Rickie Fowler and you’ve a very special year that also produced 17 top-25 finishes from 17 starts, including 12 top-10s.”

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