Golf: McIlroy in confident mood

World number one Rory McIlroy will showcase his red-hot game at this week’s BMW Championship.

INDIANAPOLIS: World number one Rory McIlroy, who has won two of his last three starts, will showcase his red-hot game at this week’s BMW Championship, the third of four FedEx Cup playoff events. Beyond the two wins, the 23-year-old Northern Irishman also has another top-five finish in his last four events, which has elevated him to the world number one spot and the top position in the PGA Tour’s playoff points race. “I am obviously delighted to have won last week, to move to the top of the FedEx Cup rankings,” said McIlroy. “I feel like my game is in great shape. I can’t really rest or dwell on what I’ve done last week. I want to come out here and try as best I can again.”

Published in The Express Tribune, September 7^th, 2012.