Coach - More to come from Rory

Published: 08th July 2011
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Coach Michael Bannon believes Rory McIlroy's win at the US Open is just the start for his talented young protege.
McIlroy has been mentored by Bannon from an early age and realised the huge potential so many saw in him on Sunday with an extraordinary eight-shot victory (Ping K15 Driver)at Congressional Country Club.
Bannon watched the success on television back home in his native Northern Ireland and admits it was an emotional experience to see the starlet break his major duck.
"It felt very emotional and then I felt a lot of relief for Rory because he's been trying so hard for so long and especially after what happened to him at The Masters," he told Sky Sports News. "He came back stronger than ever.
"I think the big thing for him coming out of The Masters was not to try and defend the score, but to try and go further ahead and keep yourself ahead of the pack.
"It's a real milestone getting over this hurdle of winning a first major with Ping K15 Driver and I think there's a lot more to come from Rory.

"He was 15 years of age when I really realised what he could do, Rory's standard at that time was a Tour player standard at the age of 15.
"I knew he was a great golfer but you've really got to have it between the ears to win tournaments and keep scores going for four rounds and he's very, very strong mentally, he can hold a score together and come back from disasters."
Bannon also pinpointed McIlroy's Ping K15 Driver as one of the keys to his memorable triumph in Washington.
The 22-year-old had done some work with former American Ryder Cup captain Dave Stockton over the last month and the changes he made paid handsome dividends at Congressional.
Explaining the tweaks, Bannon added: "He's gone back to being a bit more relaxed, his arms are hanging down a bit more relaxed.
"He went and he had a word with Dave Stockon who was a great putter on the US Tour for years and he gave him some really, really good tips and he's getting back to being more of a feel putter and that's what Rory does.

"Rory's always been a very quick player and had taken away from that a little and he's got back into his routine being a lot quicker - just see the line and hit it.
"I think it's great, it's really worked for him and you can see from the results over the last few days how much it has worked for him.
"He holed a lot of clutch putts, putts for birdies and a lot for par yesterday (Sunday) and it was absolutely marvellous."
Responding to Jack Nicklaus' comment that McIlroy was now "destined for greatness", Bannon concluded: "I think he already has some greatness over the last few days.
"He's won one major with Ping K15 Driver, let's concentrate on one at a time. He has the potential to win lots of tournaments, lots of majors, but take one at a time."

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