Rory McIlroy went into Royal Liverpool as the World No. 8 and with an Open record that read 47-3-25-60-MC. He had two Majors to his name, the 2011 US Open and 2012 PGA, but he failed to post a win on either of the main tours in 2013 after signing with Nike at the start of the year.
He would end 2013 with a victory over Adam Scott at the Australian Open and, on New Year’s Eve, he would become engaged to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, a relationship that would end five months later.
