Who knows?? The kid is merely 22 years old. I can certainly see him winning many more majors. Whether he hits the level of Tiger or Jack, only time will tell...
I will say this - he will be far greater loved and accepted than Tiger ever was. Rory is incredibly gracious and respectful to everyone - for a 22 year old his poise and maturity is amazing. Tiger always had a serious chip on his shoulder - which, perhaps fueled his greatness on the course, but also created a great deal of animosity and awkwardness with the media and other golf/tournament officials. It's this type of "mightier than thou" attitude that eventually took his ass down. And sadly, he hasn't learned from it at all. In fact, I'm convinced he was physically able to play this past weekend. But, he knew his game was nowhere near where it needed to be. So, the quit-job at The Players was inserted as a way to set up the physical excuse that later came. Not saying he might not have some knee issues. However, that was not why he bagged out of the Open.
It will be a lot more fun and gratifying to see Rory do his thing and become a mega-star, than it ever was with Tiger.
Ironically, Tiger has the opporunity to take it all back. To truly accept and own all that has happened to him. No more excuses... no blaming others... Own it. Deal with it. Humble yourself. Redemption like he never thought possible could be his if he does this. And, I could then see him marching on and smashing Jack's record of 18 majors.
But it won't happen until he truly crashes - emotionally...
