{"id":271418,"date":"2025-02-20T14:46:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/doesnt-change-who-i-am-when-a-29-yo-rory-mcilroy-played-down-his-success-after-a-huge-tournament-win\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:18","slug":"doesnt-change-who-i-am-when-a-29-yo-rory-mcilroy-played-down-his-success-after-a-huge-tournament-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/doesnt-change-who-i-am-when-a-29-yo-rory-mcilroy-played-down-his-success-after-a-huge-tournament-win\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Doesn&#8217;t change who I am&#8221; \u2013 When a 29-yo Rory McIlroy played down his success after a &#8216;huge tournament&#8217; win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4778574\" data-slug-id=\"2373312\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rory McIlroy&#8217;s lone win at The Players Championship came in dramatic fashion in 2019. However, despite the victory, he downplayed his biggest success at TPC Sawgrass.<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 Players Championship took place from March 14 to 17 at TPC Sawgrass, featuring the world&#8217;s best golfers in action over four days. In the final round, McIlroy fired a 2-under 70 to win the so-called &#8220;fifth major.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jim Furyk put up a tough fight with a 5-under 67, but the Northern Irishman sealed his fate with back-to-back birdies on the 16th and 17th holes.<\/p>\n<p>During the winner&#8217;s press conference, Rory McIlroy was asked about his calm demeanor despite the epic feat at TPC Sawgrass. The four-time major champion shared an interesting insight into his approach.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Of course I desperately wanted the win today, but it&#8217;s just another day,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s just another step in the journey. I&#8217;ve been preaching perspective, and I feel like I&#8217;ve got a pretty good handle on that perspective. It&#8217;s a glimpse.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He added that he was going to play for another 15 to 20 years and that one day or one event from such a long career wasn&#8217;t very significant and was just a glimpse of it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;So it doesn&#8217;t change anything. It doesn&#8217;t change who I am. It looks great on my resume. I&#8217;m very happy about that. It&#8217;s another step in the right direction. But that&#8217;s all it is to me. It&#8217;s a huge tournament to win. I&#8217;m very proud and very honored, but it&#8217;s just a step in the right direction,&#8221; he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This was McIlroy&#8217;s first win in a year and remains his only victory at The Players Championship.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>How has Rory McIlroy performed at the Players Championship over the years?<\/h2>\n<p>Rory McIlroy has made 15 starts at The Players Championship with a mixed record. He has missed six cuts and secured only four top-10 finishes. While he claimed victory in 2019, he has not finished in the top 10 since.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at Rory McIlroy&#8217;s results at the Players Championship over the years:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2009:<\/strong> CUT, +7 (74, 77)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010:<\/strong> CUT, +1 (73, 72)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2012:<\/strong> CUT, +4 (72, 76)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2013:<\/strong> T8, -7 (66, 72, 73, 70)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2014:<\/strong> T6, -9 (70, 74, 69, 66)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2015:<\/strong> T8, -8 (69, 71, 70, 70)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016:<\/strong> T12, -7 (72, 64, 75, 70)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017:<\/strong> T35, +2 (73, 71, 71, 75)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2018:<\/strong> CUT, +1 (71, 74)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2019:<\/strong> 1, -16 (67, 65, 70, 70)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2020:<\/strong> CNL<\/li>\n<li><strong>2021:<\/strong> CUT, +10 (79, 75)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2022:<\/strong> T33, -3 (73, 73, 73, 66)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2023:<\/strong> CUT, +5 (76, 73)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2024:<\/strong> T19, -9 (65, 73, 69, 72)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Shobhit Kukreti<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\nvar pixelID = \"952063904834769\";\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? \nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, \ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', pixelID); \nfbq('track', \"PageView\");\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\ndocument.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel);\ndocument.removeEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel);\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/golf\/doesn-t-change-i-am-when-29-yo-rory-mcilroy-played-success-huge-tournament-win\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Rory McIlroy&#8217;s lone win at The Players Championship came in dramatic fashion in 2019. 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