completed the career Grand Slam in April at Augusta National<\/a>, a feat 11 years in the making. Afterward, however, McIlroy admitted he struggled to find motivation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cLook, you dream about the final putt going in at the Masters, but you don\u2019t think about what comes next,\u201d McIlroy said at June\u2019s U.S. Open. \u201cI think I\u2019ve always been a player that struggles to play after a big event, after I win whatever tournament. I always struggle to show up with motivation the next week because you\u2019ve just accomplished something and you want to enjoy it and you want to sort of relish the fact that you\u2019ve achieved a goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still only 36 years old, McIlroy will have many more opportunities to claim another major.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But regardless of how many victories McIlroy finishes his career with, it\u2019s one of the greatest in golf\u2019s history. And there can be different perspectives on his accolades.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c[Rory]\u2019s either going to be disappointed that he\u2019s won 10 or he is going to be ecstatic that he\u2019s got to five,\u201d said Faldo, who won three green jackets. <\/p>\n
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