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Why I use my son's height to measure Rory McIlroy's 10
In our house, we measure Rory McIlroy’s majorless run in inches, not years.
There is a picture on the noteboard in the kitchen. It was taken the week after McIlroy won The Open at Hoylake and a fortnight before he triumphed at the US PGA at Valhalla.
I was interviewing McIlroy at sponsor’s day at Gleneagles and with his mother at work, my six-year-old son accompanied me. McIlroy is fantastic with kids and quickly put Paddy at ease, swapping the Claret Jug for the shy little boy’s Game Boy. For the obligatory picture, McIlroy had to stoop down. Paddy was not even 4ft.
Now, 10 years on, he is 6ft and would tower over the world No 2. My wife and I joke about that; not at McIlroy’s continuing attempts to win a fifth major since that incredible month in 2014, but simply because of the passing of time and how quickly they grow up. Occasionally the bars can be cruel, however.
