'Player of the Year' McIlroy credits 'great influence' of girlfriend

Rory McIlroy was named as PGA Tour Player of the Year today – and gave some of the credit to his girlfriend, Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.

'Player of the Year' McIlroy credits 'great influence' of girlfriend

Rory McIlroy was named as PGA Tour Player of the Year today – and gave some of the credit to his girlfriend, Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.

“Seeing how hard she works and how hard she practises and how dedicated she is, it definitely flipped a switch with me that I could be a little more like that,” said the 23-year-old world number one.

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