AUGUSTA, Ga — In the greatest of careers, there comes a time when an athlete’s many accomplishments are disregarded as attention focuses on the one gnawing failure. There are exceptions, of course. Tiger Woods, for one. He swept every title of note early in his youth, several times. Roger Federer too. But there are many for whom that observation holds true, as Dan Marino can testify. Or Charles Barkley.
Which might explain Rory McIlroy’s complicated relationship with Augusta National Golf Club.
The green jacket awarded to a Masters champion is famously the only trophy of note missing in McIlroy’s storied career.
