Chịkọta isiokwu ahụ:  Rory McIlroy ga-eji ọpụpụ mbụ ya na Arnold Palmer Invitational dị ka ọpụpụ asọmpi ikpeazụ ya tupu ọ gbalịa mezue nnukwu slam ọrụ na Masters nke ọnwa na-abịa. McIlroy atụfuru mbelata na Honda Classic na mbido PGA Tour ya na mbido ọnwa a wee banye n'isi akụkọ maka ịtụba ígwè atọ ya n'ime ọdọ mmiri na Doral n'oge WGC-Cadillac Championship, ebe ọ gara n'ihu mechaa nke itoolu. N'izuụka gara aga, ọkaibe n'ụwa ji oge ya niile na Augusta National soro nna ya Gerry na New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ka ọ na-ele anya inweta jaket mbụ ya na-acha akwụkwọ ndụ ma sonyere Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus na Tiger Woods iji merie nnukwu aha anọ ahụ. Rory McIlroy na-eme ihe n'oge pro-am na Arnold Palmer Invitational na Orlando. Egwuregwu a ga-eme na Florida ga-abụ asọmpi ikpeazụ nke onye nke mbụ n'ụwa tupu asọmpi Masters. 'Ewere m izuụka atọ tupu Masters na 2011 ma ọ rụrụ ọrụ nke ọma maka oghere 63, ọ bụghị nke 72,' McIlroy kparịrị na mkparịtaụka ya na ndị ntaakụkọ tupu asọmpi ahụ, na-ezo aka n'ịda mbà azụ ya n'ime iri asatọ na-emechi mgbe ọ malitere agba ikpeazụ ahụ na ndu nke anọ. 'M na-agbalị ime ihe yiri nke ahụ.' Mgbe a jụrụ ya banyere àgwà ya n'Augusta n'izu gara aga, nwa okorobịa a dị afọ iri abụọ na ise gbakwụnyere, sị: 'Ọ bụ ihe na-atọ ụtọ n'otu narị pasent, ọ bụghị ihe dị mkpa n'otu narị pasent. Enwetaghị m bọọlụ ọ bụla ọzọ, naanị otu bọọlụ ka m na-akụ. Naanị ihe m chọrọ bụ ka mụ na papa m gaa kporie ndụ, ọ bụ ihe a mere m ji mee ihe a niile. E nwere ndị nna anọ na ụmụ ha, anyị nwekwara oge magburu onwe ya. 'Tee to green Amaara m ihe m na-eme, ọ bụ naanị maka ịnọ n'udo na gburugburu akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ.' McIlroy gbara isi akụkọ na Doral na World Golf Championship maka ịtụba osisi na mmiri. McIlroy emeriela asọmpi atọ ndị ọzọ nke golf mana o nwebeghị ihe ịga nke ọma na Augusta. McIlroy kpughere na ọ nọ na-arụsi ọrụ ike n'egwuregwu ya ruo ọtụtụ ụbọchị n'ụlọ na-esote nleta 'ndị a na-atụghị anya ya' site n'aka onye nchịkwa Michael Bannon, na-agbakwunye: 'Enwere m mmetụta ka mma na egwuregwu m karịa ka m na-apụ...
Rory McIlroy ga-eji Arnold Palmer Invitational mee asọmpi ikpeazụ ya tupu asọmpi Masters na Augusta n'ọnwa na-abịa. Nọmba 1 ụwa na-emega ahụ na Augusta na nso nso a. Masters bụ otu nnukwu egwuregwu nke McIlroy ka na-emeri.