"I'm so glad that LIV wasn't around when I was that age," McIlroy said. "Because to me, all I want to do was get into the top 50 in the world, play the majors, like, try to become

Having impressed during a triumphant showing in his first PGA Tour start of the calendar as he emerged as the winner at Pebble Beach, Rory McIlroy has issued a signal of intent to his rivals

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The knock on Rory McIlroy used to be that he won his majors on soft courses. Even on Sunday, when he won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, McIlroy said an argument could be made that he hasn't won on courses of the highest repute. That's what made this victory a little more special.