How Rory McIlroy's caddie proved a Diamond in the rough

“Let’s take a step back and think about this,” Diamond said. “Where’s your best place you’re hitting your third from?” 

HAPPY FAMILY: Rory McIlroy holds the trophy with his wife Erica and baby daughter Poppy on the 18th green after the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club

For a moment Sunday, it felt normal again.

Rory McIlroy stood on the 18th green at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, as throngs of fans packed outside the ropes showered him with a chorus of “Rory! Rory! Rory!” In more than a year without that level of buzz during a global pandemic, McIlroy consistently remarked on how much he missed it.