Rory McIlroy will still be in celebration mode from The Masters after winning the green jacket for the second time.
McIlroy successfully defended his title at Augusta National earlier this month, edging out world number one Scottie Scheffler by one shot.
He experienced a similarly close call in his maiden victory, when the Northern Irishman defeated Justin Rose in a playoff.
In light of his latest success at The Masters, McIlroy has now been praised heavily by Ian Woosnam, who triumphed at Augusta back in 1991.
Woosnam said of McIlroy on the EU Legends Tour’s YouTube: “He could quite easily be the best golfer from Britain and Europe.
“What I love about Rory is his dedication. You get up in the morning, to be that good for that long, and going to be that good for a lot longer is the dedication, and how much you’ve got to put in to be able to do the sacrifice you have to do that, which is incredible.
“If he keeps playing like that and he gets the right set of courses, he could get at least another two or three majors. I believe he could yeah.”
Woosnam claimed his only major win at The Masters, while McIlroy is now a six-time major champion following his latest triumph.
The 36-year-old has won The Masters twice, the PGA Championship twice, the US Open once and The Open Championship once.
McIlroy had been battling the likes of iconic figures Seve Ballesteros and Sir Nick Faldo for the honor of being the greatest European golfer ever.
But it’s fair to say that he is now in a class of his own, with so much more success very possible given his ability and the fact that he has time on his side.
However, it certainly wasn’t as straightforward as he would have liked at Augusta, with McIlroy having blown a record six-shot lead after 36 holes.
Sharing his verdict on the champion’s performance, Woosnam said: “It was exciting. Rory made it fun again, didn’t he?
“You could see he was struggling, he really was struggling with his game, left and right. But at the end of the day, he hung in there, and he found a way how to get it around.
“A little lucky at the last to have a shot like that around the tree. It couldn’t be better really for him, because he can hook it as much as he wants to.
“Great up and down. Looking forward to the dinner again next year.”
It was a typical McIlroy display at The Masters, with the Northern Irishman certainly putting himself under unnecessary stress at times.
But he did indeed show fantastic mental strength alongside his golfing prowess to see off challenges from a handful of players and claim the green jacket once again.
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