Rory! Rory! Rory!

photo credit: Brian J. McDermott   The 2011 US Open Championship ushered in a new era on the PGA Tour.  The days of Tiger Woods' dominance over the game of golf are forever gone.  The door has opened for a new breed of young golfers led by Rory McILroy, the 2010 US Open Champion.  The “new blood” has been a long time coming and it will be a welcomed change over the preoccupation the media had with Tiger Woods.

Nearly two years ago, in a post on this blog-site, I predicted that Rory McILroy would be the new dominant force on the PGA Tour and the US Open proved my assumption.  McILroy smashed a bevy of US Open records with his brilliant 72 hole performance.  Every spectator became a part of history in watching the youngest US Open champion ever, walk down the 18th fairway to victory.

McILroy is a class act.  He respectfully removed his hat on his walk down the 18th hole.  He handed his father his trophy while saying “happy father's day Dad!”  Rory is a welcomed change over the make-believe phony persona of Tiger Woods.  It's about time kids everywhere have a new champion to look up to, someone who is the real deal and who is a proven great player.