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Leonard: Call Rory a favorite, not a shoo-in
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Rory McIlroy, right, is congratulated by Sergio Garcia after McIlroy won the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament by two shots over Garcia on Sunday at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. - photo by Phil Long | Associated Press
It’s time for another major tournament, and Rory McIlroy is the overwhelming favorite in the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. But he’ll have to shake some recent history, including his own, if he’s to win his second straight major and fourth overall this weekend in Louisville, Ky. Particularly this year, winners of the previous major have been off-target at the next one, to put it mildly.
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