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Older Players on the PGA Tour Are Looking Over Their Shoulders

A week ago, the top five players in the men’s world golf rankings were under 30 years old for the first time since the rankings began in 1986.

Rory McIlroy, 32, has become one of the PGA Tour’s elder statesmen.Credit...Sam Greenwood/Getty Images

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — On the eve of the PGA Tour’s Florida swing, a four-tournament series in March that sets the stage for four months featuring major golf championships, Rory McIlroy, 32, made a revealing observation.

McIlroy, a one-time child prodigy turned four-time major winner, said the results of recent tour events were making him feel especially old.