Rory McIlroy's renewed mental approach proves key to early season win at 2025 Pebble Beach Pro-Am
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McIlroy took a page out of Scottie Scheffler's book as he secured the win over the weekend in the signature event
Rory McIlroy's physical game took apart Pebble Beach this past weekend. Hitting prodigious bombs off the tee on the par-5 14th, sawing off wedge shots into the tiniest of greens and holing putts from distance with some consistency, McIlroy made mincemeat of the Monterey Peninsula gem.
The reward was his 27th PGA Tour victory and moving to 22nd on the all-time wins list. He continues to wave goodbye to the 40 worldwide win threshold as a professional and set his sights on 50 with his latest victory extending a season-win streak dating back to 2017 when he was last held winless due to rib and back injuries.
While McIlroy's game was on full display, what wasn't as apparent, at least to the naked eye, was McIlroy's renewed approach where it matters most for a man with every shot at his disposal -- the course management, the ability to take his foot off the throttle when necessary, the mature strategy the 35-year-old employed to dismantle a cathedral of golf.
