‘Nothing can stop this guy’ – Rory McIlroy tipped for astonishing feat after nailbiting Masters victory

RORY MCILROY has been tipped to DOUBLE his haul of Majors, after his fifth triumph saw him complete the career Grand Slam.

McIlroy, 35, ended an eleven-year drought in the Majours with his play-off victory over Justin Rose at the Masters, and became only the sixth player to win all four of them.

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And his putting coach, Brad Faxon – one of the men credited with making McIlroy a big winner again – said there will be plenty more to come.

Former Ryder Cup star Faxon commented: “There is nothing that can stop this guy.

“He can double his number of Majors. He can go on to win ten.

“Something happened from the defeats he suffered before this victory to build the resilience he has.

“It give you something inside you, the stuff  you need to overcome adversity.

“He is an example to everyone, and I am just so proud of him. He will be 36 next month, and he has played professional golf for more than half his life now.

“But basically, he still plays for the joy of the game.

“I don’t think he measures his life based on Major championships – but there will be more to come after this.”

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If McIlroy lives up to Faxon’s prediction, he would finish fourth on the all-time list of Major winners, behind only Jack Nicklaus on 18, 15-time champion Tiger Woods, and Walter Hagen, on 11.

He would climb above fellow Grand Slam champions Ben Hogan and Gary Player, who both won nine Majors. That is exalted company, to say the least.

McIlroy’s fifth win took him from outside the top twenty into a share of 15th on the all-time list, level with Seve Ballesteros, Byron Nelson, and current rival Brooks Koepka.

Nicklaus also believes there is more to come from McIlroy.

He said: “Achieving what he just did will take a massive burden off him.

“I think you’ll see a lot more great golf out of Rory McIlroy now.”