Rory McIlroy, the back-to-back reigning Masters champion, is one of six men in professional golf history to secure a career Grand Slam.
McIlroy’s legacy is undeniable, but it’s not much of a motivating factor for the Northern Irishman.
During a press conference in preparation for the 2026 Open Championship, McIlroy was asked about what his legacy means to him.
“I don’t really care. I would like to think that the people who love and care about me think a certain way about me,” McIlroy said. “I’ll be long gone, I’ll be dead. I don’t think I’ll be seeing what people say about me I’ll be 6 feet under. I don’t think I’ll be a ghost.”
This comment from McIlroy echoed a similar sentiment delivered by World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler earlier in the day.
“I don’t really play for a place in history. I’m not playing for anything like that,” Scheffler said. “This is going to sound a little morbid, but at the end of the day, I’m going to live my life and then it’s going to end. And when it ends, I’m going somewhere else and I’m not going to be here.”