'Putting key to success' says Rory McIlroy
For one thing, his life is not quite the "whirlwind" it was on his return home from Washington. For another, the set-up of Atlanta Athletic Club for the USPGA Championship would appear to suit him down to the ground. He also did enough in his sixth-placed finish in last week's world championship in Akron to show he is equipped to become the youngest player to win two majors since Gene Sarazen nearly 90 years ago.
And of course, his stable is on a roll. After Charl Schwartzel at The Masters, then McIlroy and then Darren Clarke at Sandwich, manager Andrew Chandler is on the verge of what because of his nickname has been dubbed the "Chubby Slam".
"I'm playing very well," the 22-year-old Northern Irishman said. "As long as I can hole a few putts this week, I feel as if I'm in with a good chance."