The questions Rory McIlroy found so annoying in the months after his greatest feat in golf still linger. Where is the next mountain? What else is there to achieve?
Now that he is nearing the end of a most sensational year, McIlroy realizes the answer lies in the form of another question.
What does it matter?
There is always something more, even if more resembles a molehill compared with winning the Masters for the career Grand Slam. McIlroy was reminded of that Tuesday at the DP World Tour Championship, where he is closing in on a seventh Race to Dubai title.
Colin Montgomerie holds the record of eight times being Europe’s No. 1 player.