Butch Harmon tips Rory McIlroy to win a major this year after Masters resurgence

Butch Harmon has predicted that Rory McIlroy will win a major in 2022 after the Northern Irishman produced an outstanding final round to secure second place at the Masters.

Rory McIlroy finished second at the 2022 Masters

McIlroy produced an eight-under-par 64 on Sunday at Augusta, producing some of his best golf to put the pressure on Scottie Scheffler.

The world number one held his nerve to claim his first major despite a four-putt at the last, with McIlroy his closest challenger three shots back.

It meant that the 32-year-old again missed out on the career grand slam with a green jacket still eluding the Northern Irishman.

But veteran coach Harmon, best known for his time alongside Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, believes that McIlroy can use his fourth round performance as a springboard for success at the year’s remaining three major tournaments.

“I think this is going to do wonders for Rory McIlroy’s confidence,” Harmon predicted on Sky Sports.

“We all know the talent he has, we all know how good he is, but I think this is the thing that’s going to turn him around. This is going to give him the confidence.

“And I’m going to go out on a limb right now, I think Rory McIlroy is going to win a major - one of the next three, and I think this is going to be the reason that it happens.

“I think this is what Rory McIlroy needed. I don’t know where he’s been, I don’t know what’s been inside his head the last few years. I know what his talent is because he’s one of the best players that I think I’ve seen.

“This is going to propel him back to where we think he should be.”

Second place outright represented McIlroy’s best finish at a major since he claimed his second PGA Championship in 2014.

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