Rory McIlroy :: 2015 not a ‘great’ year

• Rory McIlroy says 2015 can’t be described as a ‘great’ year
• Lack of a major title means it won’t be any more than ‘good’
• Begins his pursuit of FedEx Cup glory at the Deutsche Bank

Rory McIlroy has revealed that no matter how many times he wins before January, 2015 will be classed as nothing more than a ‘good’ year.

The 26-year-old has three wins to his name – the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, the WGC-Cadillac Match Play and the Wells Fargo Championship – and is about to begin his charge for FedEx Cup glory at this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship.

But even if the Northern Irishman scoops the $10million at East Lake at the end of this month, it won’t make up for a season where he has failed to add to his tally of four majors.

“It won’t be a great season” – Rory McIlroy

“I’m excited that I have the opportunity to play a good run of golf, try to get myself into contention and win another couple of times before the end of the year,” said Rory McIlroy, who missed six weeks of action and the defence of his Open Championship title at St Andrews with ruptured ankle ligaments.

“If I can do that then it will be a good season. It won’t be a great season. I didn’t win a major, which is something I obviously wanted to do. I didn’t do that. I have three worldwide wins this year, if I can get that to five or six by the end of the year I’ll be happy.”

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McIlroy regained the world No.1 spot from Jordan Spieth last week despite not playing at The Barclays, after the American missed only his third cut of the season, and with Jason Day also able to reach the summit at TPC Boston, the four-time major winner believes that having the three of them battling it out can only be good for motivation levels.

“When I saw what Jordan did at Augusta, and even last year I played the Australian Open and he shot that 63 in the final round, which was an obscene score in those conditions and how firm the greens were, it’s motivation. You know these guys are coming up behind you and they’re pretty close and you want to try to keep one step ahead of them.

“Seeing Jordan and Jason in contention so much over the summer is definitely motivation for me to get out there and try to play the best that I can. I’m with those guys for a little bit, and I’ll obviously try to surpass them.”

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