Rory McIlroy’s Road to the Masters
As the rising star from Northern Ireland tees off at Augusta for the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament, a look at the victories (and challenges) that made him one to watch.
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In January 2008, McIlroy became one of the top 200 highest-rated golfers in the world and increased his ranking with appearances in several European Tour tournaments that year. The next year, McIlroy got his first professional victory, at age 19, winning the 2009 Dubai Desert Classic; he is pictured here during the tournament on February 1, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
