Even Rory McIlroy must have had a good chuckle at how quickly the narrative shifted from ‘he will never win another major’ to ‘can he win the single-season Grand Slam?’

The world No. 1 has never played the Truist Championship, in preference for the Dallas-swing events which are hometown tournaments for him. He also didn’t play the ’17 PGA Championship and didn’t have his best stuff at the ’22 Presidents Cup, where he went 0-3-1.

Rory McIlroy, whose Masters triumph last month completed a years-long pursuit of the career Grand Slam, said on Wednesday he has accomplished everything in golf he ever dreamed of and will not be burdened by any number-specific goals going forward.