Rivals fearful of Rory McIlroy’s relentless drive

From demolishing the field at Quail Hollow to wowing crowds during a London store appearance, there has been little in the last 72 hours to suggest Rory McIlroy is anything other than the master of all he surveys.

The world No. 1’s reception from his fans in the West End flagship store of his sponsors on Monday night was proof positive of McIlroy’s star power, 24 hours on from his dominant victory at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina.

The seven-shot PGA Tour win, featuring that third-round 61 on Saturday, was his second in three starts having collected the World Golf Championships Cadillac Match Play title at the start of the month and was evidence enough that the 26-year-old Irishman is currently mining yet another one of these rich seams of form that make him nigh on impossible to beat.