In early 2025, Rory McIlroy outlined his three remaining career goals, telling BBC Sport: “Winning The Masters, winning an Olympic medal and another away Ryder Cup, they are my three goals for the rest of my career.”
That left an Olympic medal, with McIlroy’s next opportunity to secure it coming around in 2028 at Riviera Country Club.
Following his first Masters win, McIlroy struggled to motivate himself for a time, but he admitted at Augusta National a year later that it took him some time to realise that the win wasn’t a destination, but part of his journey in the game.
Later that week, he sealed the title again, becoming the first player to win it back-to-back since Tiger Woods in 2002.
In his press conference following his latest win, McIlroy said: “I don’t think I’ll go through that lull of motivation or the sort of things that I was feeling last year post-winning this tournament.”
Considering what McIlroy has achieved since the start of last year, and that he seems as keen as ever to cement his place as one of the game’s all-time greats, it’s likely he’d now be tempted to revise the three career goals he set himself just 16 months ago.
But realistically, what is there left for McIlroy to aim for over the remainder of his career? Let’s take a look…
A Masters ‘Three-Peat’
Could Fred Ridley be giving Rory McIlroy the Green Jacket again in 2027?
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It’s early days since McIlroy’s latest Masters success, with even the man himself missing the RBC Heritage as he processes the magnitude of the victory.
Still, it didn’t take long for some to wonder whether, after becoming just the fourth player to win the title back-to-back, he might become the first to win it three times in a row.
The notion has even come into six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus’ thoughts. He wrote on Instagram: “The monkey came off your back last year, and now, all of…
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