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Who could be the best (and worst) winners at PGA Championship this week

Article content Article content With that in mind, we are going to try to figure out who would be the best (and worst winners) this week at the season's second major. Article content Of course, any player who wins a major deserves massive respect (shout out to Jimmy Walker and Shaun Micheel) but golf has been on a run of great champions over the past couple of years, so let's keep that train rolling. Article content Here is our list of this week's ultimate winners: Article content 1. Rory McIlroy Article content He finally did it at Augusta National. And he finally won the career grand slam. And as the lovely Irish office manager Anne from my Dentist said recently, 'He could do nothing else for the rest of his life, he's a legend and our hero.' Article content But what's the fun in that? Article content McIlroy's win at the Masters has the chance to unlock a magical next level in the 36-year-old's career. And with wins this year at Pebble Beach, the Players Championship and the Masters, the chance exists for the greatest season in history. Article content 'I'm scared a little of what it could do for him moving forward,' Canadian Adam Hadwin said on Tuesday. 'I wouldn't be shocked to see him roll off two, three more Masters in the next five years. I also wouldn't be shocked to see him go for a grand slam in one year.' Article content There it is. The single-season grand slam. Golf's holiest of holy grails. Article content Jordan Spieth recently referred to Quail Hollow as the 'Country Club of Rory McIlroy.' Article content McIlroy has won here four times in his PGA Tour career, including his first win 15 years ago this month. Article content Article content With a win this week, the golf world would be in a frenzy heading to next month's U.S. Open at Oakmont. And it's hard to even imagine what the scene would be in July if he ends up at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, an hour from his hometown, with a chance for the single-season slam. Article content Article content It was exactly 10 years ago when Spieth picked off the Masters and PGA Championship back-to-back and had golf fans dreaming of a single-season slam. He even was in contention over the final holes at the Open Championship at the Old Course to potentially make it three in a row, before Zach Johnson beat Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen in a playoff.