SAN FRANCISCO – Only time will tell how posterity will view Rory McIlroy’s first WGC-Cadillac Match Play title. Will it be another stepping stone in a decorated career, or just a highlight in a career that was very good, but not great?
So far, McIlroy’s good play has come in spurts. Recent history shows that when he gets going, he puts together a string of good tournaments.
In 2012, McIlroy lost to Hunter Mahan in the final match of the then-WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (it was played in February that year), captured the Honda Classic a week later then finished third at the WGC-Cadillac Championship.