Rory McIlroy has been a mainstay in the world’s top 10 throughout 2022 following some impressive form that has included five top-ten finishes in succession.
Of those, he won the Tour Championship to claim his third FedEx Cup, while his three DP World Tour appearances since included a tie for second in its flagship tournament, the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. This week, the 33-year-old is taking part in the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup where there’s a chance the current World No.2 could reclaim the top spot he relinquished in 2020.
McIlroy has enjoyed several spells as World No.1 since first achieving the feat in 2012 and, in total, he has been at the summit for 106 weeks in a career that has included four Major wins. While the last of those came in 2014, his form this year has been among the best of his career to date. The reward for that is the chance to claim the World No.1 position for the ninth time. However, to do so he will need some help from current incumbent Scottie Scheffler.
Scheffler has been World No.1 since he claimed his first Major win in April’s Masters at Augusta National. Although further wins have proved elusive for the American, his form has still been largely impressive, with three more top-ten finishes including a tie for second in the US Open.
However, if McIlroy wins the CJ Cup and Scheffler doesn’t finish either outright runner-up or in a two-way tie for second, he will bring the 26-year-old’s 30-week run at the top to an end. There’s another way McIlroy can reclaim the top position, too – by finishing outright runner-up if Scheffler finishes lower than outright 34th.
🚨#OWGR No.1 watch:As things stand now, these are the two scenarios for @McIlroyRory to become world No.1 at @CJCupSC:1. Rory wins #CJCup and Scheffler doesn’t finish solo 2nd or in a 2-way tie for 2nd.2. Rory finishes solo 2nd and Scottie finishes worse than solo 34th.October 18, 2022
A strong field, which includes six of the world’s top 10, will participate in this week’s tournament, meaning McIlroy’s task will not be straightforward. However, last…
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