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PRO golfer Rory McIlroy has announced he will be competing at the Wells Fargo Championship at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm which takes place in the first week of May 2022.

McIlroy will step onto the golf course after he came in seventh place at the PGA Tournament on April 7.

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Who is Rory McIlroy?

Rory McIlroy, 32, began golfing at a young age in his hometown of Holywood in Northern Ireland.

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He is ranked seventh in the official world golf ranking and came in first place at the CJ Cup Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada in October 2021.

His win earned him $1.7million, more than 700k than the second-place prize won by Collin Morikawa.

After his first-place win, McIlroy said he is working toward “being the best player in the world” and his current status allows him to pick and choose which tournaments he wants to compete in.

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“I know that when I do the things that I do well, this is what I’m capable of. I’m capable of winning a lot of events on the PGA Tour and being the best player in the world,” McIlroy told CNN.

He added it was a relief to start off the season with a win after consistently coming in second or third at the beginning of the golf season.

“It feels really good, some validation of what I’ve done the last few weeks and just keep moving forward.”

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How did he become a pro golfer?

McIlroy picked up his first plastic golf club at a young age and immediately had an affinity for the sport.

Unsure of what to do about his son’s golfing obsession, McIlroy’s father, Gerry, hired Michael Bannon to steer him in the right direction toward what turned out to be a prolific golfing career.

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At only 9 years old and under the influence of Bannon, McIlroy won the under-10 World Championship in Doral, Florida, pushing him to strive to compete in more strenuous competitions.

Bannon remains McIlroy’s coach twenty years later and in an interview with Golf News, McIlroy said, “Michael has always been my coach. He’s coached me since I was 8 years old.

“He’s also been there, even if he wasn’t visible, he’s been in the background for the last six months, and I think Michael knows my swing and my game better than I probably know it at this point.”

However, McIlroy said he has begun to take a step back from coaching advisors, something he realized he needed to do after playing the CJ Cup Tournament in October 2021.

McIlroy told the outlet, “If anything, Michael is more of a sounding board at this point. I say to him this is what I’m trying to do. Tell me if I’m completely not right.”

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How many wins does Rory McIlroy have?

McIlroy has continued to bring in wins over the course of his career, earning 32 professional wins and ranking as the number one pro golfer in March 2012.

His career trajectory has been escalating since the summer of 2014 when he won two majors in less than a month at the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool and at the PGA Championship at Valhalla.

Despite his successful career, McIlroy is still working toward becoming a part of the coveted green jacket club with a win at the Masters.

However, his hard work is paying off as he came in second to the number one ranking pro golfer, Scottie Scheffler.

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“It’s what you dream about, right? You dream about getting yourself in position,” McIlroy told The Irish Times.

“I wasn’t quite close enough to the lead, I don’t think… . this tournament never ceases to amaze. Yeah, that’s as happy as I’ve been on a golf course right there. Just having a chance.”