He hasn’t been World No.1 since September 2015 and has seen Jordan Spieth, Jason day, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Justin Rose and Brooks Koepka hold the top position since then.
The 30-year-old has plenty of big tournaments ahead of him for the remainder of 2019 with the BMW PGA Championship, the PGA Tour’s Asian Swing, the European Tour Finals and the WGC-HSBC Champions.
“Wentworth is obviously big for world ranking points, and there’s a WGC coming up as well, so there’s still a lot to play for,” he said.
“But that’s my focus for the rest of the year, getting closer to that No 1 spot.”
It could well be argued that McIlroy is the best player in the world now after his FedEx Cup victory.
He was 1st in Strokes Gained Total, Driving and Off the tee for the 2018/19 PGA Tour season and also led in Scoring Average too.
However, one big omission this year has been his failure to contend in a Major with his best finish a T8th at the USPGA Championship.
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