Sneakylong Is Rory McIlroy currently the best golfer this century?
I wouldn't go that far - that Woods fellow was pretty good in the first few years of the 2000s (11 majors between 2000 and 2007) - but you can make a strong case for McIlroy as the best male golfer of the last 20 years (he turned pro in 2007).
Yes, there are holes in his game - as others have already said, his putter runs hot and cold, his wedge approach shots can be a weakness, and he's not as strong mentally as some of his peers - but he has the physical ability to dominate a golf course and is one of the best ball strikers on any tour. While he hasn't won as often as those early years of his professional career might have suggested, McIlroy has consistently been one of the best players in the world - if I'm interpreting the World Rankings data correctly, the last time that he was ranked outside of the top 20 was in 2009...
