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McIlroy sets sights on full house of WGCs in Mexico
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McIlroy sets sights on full house of WGCs in Mexico

Rory McIlroy is aiming to achieve something even Tiger Woods has not when he tees it up at this week's 2020 WGC-Mexico Championship.

Rory McIlroy

The Northern Irishman won the last World Golf Championships event in China to make him a winner of three of the four WGCs.

Only this week's defending champion Dustin Johnson has lifted the trophy at all four and McIlroy arrives in Mexico City in fine form as he looks to emulate him, having just returned to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking.

The four time Major Championship winner finished second to Johnson here last season and has another top ten at Chapultepec Golf Club, as well as two top threes at this event in its previous guise.

"It's good to be back in Mexico," he said. "I've played well here the last couple of times I've played. DJ was just sort of too good for all of us last year.

Rory McIlroy

"WGCs are big events, top players in the world, and I've always played pretty well in them. 

"I had a chance in Doral whenever it was back there a few years ago, or a couple of chances. Obviously I've played okay here.

"To complete the set would be nice. Those Wedgewood trophies look pretty good in the trophy case so I'd like to add one more there.

"I've figured this place out pretty well for it being quite a new venue for all of us. The two finishes that I've had here give me confidence knowing that I can come in here this week and, if I play some good golf, I should have a chance."

After he leaves Mexico City, McIlroy's attention will turn to completing another set of trophies, the career grand slam of Majors at the Masters Tournament.

"To complete the set would be nice. Those Wedgewood trophies look pretty good in the trophy case so I'd like to add one more there

The 30-year-old has been looking to join golf's most exclusive club every season since 2015 but if anything, he feels the pressure has lessened as he prepares to make a sixth attempt.

"I definitely think it's less than it was," he said. "Especially coming off the back of 2014 into 2015 and having won the last couple of Majors, so it's definitely gotten less.

"I think what's happened since with Tiger winning again, that'll be the massive narrative going into Augusta. I don't think I can really fly below the radar that much these days but I think lower than it has been in the past.

"In 2015 it was a little bit of a struggle because all the magazines wanted to do the Masters preview and I was on the front of Golf Digest and this and that and it was huge. I was like, 'geez, this is a lot'.

"So I'd rather keep it low key and I feel like the last few years I've done that pretty well."

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