McIlroy takes a shot on the final hole of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai 5 Boy Wonder CHAPTER 1 rory McIlroy stared down the 10th fairway The sun was setting He was playing in the 2014 Professional Golfers Association PGA Championship He was three shots behind the leader It was the final round His chance of winning the tournament seemed to be slipping away McIlroy lined up his 3-wood He hit a near perfect shot Then he made his eagle putt That put him within one shot of the lead After that he made Boy Wonder
McIlroy competed against a robot in 2013 It was for a funny TV commercial McIlroy and the robot took turns trying to hit targets The targets were washing machines The robot teased McIlroy It moved the machines The two were tied before the last target But McIlroy hit his shot perfectly and won the contest 6Rory McIlroy two more birdies His opponents could not keep up McIlroy was now leading by one shot He just had to make par on the final hole It was nearly dark McIlroy sank his putt for par He had won his fourth major title And he was only 25 years old Only three players had been younger than him when they won their fourth major Rory’s father Gerry introduced him to golf at a young age Gerry was already a very good player And he saw that Rory had a lot of talent By the age of two Rory could hit the ball 40 yards He was already showing his potential Rory’s parents did all they could to encourage his love of golf Their sacrifice gave Rory the chance to develop his skills
McIlroy poses with his trophy after winning the 2014 PGA Championship in the dark 7 Boy Wonder Gerry worked three jobs He worked 100-hour weeks One of his jobs was at a golf course He even scrubbed toilets and showers It was all to save up money for Rory Gerry wanted his son to be able to fly to the United States and play in tournaments The McIlroys knew the sacrifice would be worth it
