Rory McIlroy goes for back-to-back majors at the PGA Championship

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It may be the least prestigious of the four men's golf majors, but there are plenty of good storylines to follow when the 107th PGA Championship tees off Thursday at pretty Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C. Such as:

The pressure is off Rory McIlroy.

The world's second-ranked player ended his decade-long major title drought in dramatic fashion last month, recovering from another late meltdown to win the Masters in a playoff against Justin Rose. McIlroy's first green jacket made him just the sixth player in history to complete the career Grand Slam.

With his place among the greatest of the all-time greats finally secure, the Northern Irishman can stop worrying about his legacy and just focus on winning tournaments. He's been very good at that this year, racking up a PGA Tour-best three victories — all in premium events. Along with the Masters, McIlroy won the big-money Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Players Championship, the Tour's richest non-playoff event.

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This week, McIlroy has a good chance to nab his sixth career major. His big-hitting game is well-suited to Quail Hollow, where he's won four Tour events and shot a course-record 61 during his victory in the 2015 Wells Fargo Championship. However, McIlroy is not the sole favourite this week because…

The old Scottie Scheffler is back.

The world No. 1 joins McIlroy as the co-favourites in the betting markets after Scheffler won his last tournament by eight shots to capture his first