McIlroy PGA triumph consigns Woods, Wozniacki to the past

The 25-year-old Northern Irishman has golfing world at his feet after winning back-to-back majors

Rory McIlroy with the Wanamaker trophy
(Image credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy claimed a thrilling US PGA Championship in the gathering gloom at Valhalla to become the first man to win back-to-back majors since 2008 and establish himself as the new king of the fairways.

Before the tournament McIlroy had tried to quell talk of a new era in golf, but after a spectacular conclusion to the last major of the year there is no longer any doubt that he now dominates the sport.

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