McGinley: Rory can exorcise ghosts of Augusta

Paul McGinley believes Rory McIlroy has the mental strength and the maturity to avoid becoming an Augusta nearly-man like Greg Norman and Ernie Els.

McGinley: Rory can exorcise ghosts of Augusta

Paul McGinley believes Rory McIlroy has the mental strength and the maturity to avoid becoming an Augusta nearly-man like Greg Norman and Ernie Els.

The Great White Shark and the Big Easy were hailed as certainties to win the Masters, only to suffer a devastating series of disappointments. But Sky Sports analyst McGinley sees a more mature and mellow McIlroy as capable of seeing off all comers this year — including the famous Augusta ghosts that lurk in those Georgia pines — to become just the sixth man to complete the career Grand Slam.

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