Rory McIllroy is celebrating today after winning the US Open, scooping a reported prize of one million pounds.
Former player Steve Bottomley will have an idea of how Rory's feeling. The ebullient Yorkshireman was the dark horse of the 1995 championship at St Andrews when, for an hour or so, he held the Sunday clubhouse lead.
He was eventually nudged out of contention by eventual winner John Daly and Costantino Rocca, who lost a play-off, but the share of third place and £65,667 cheque was the biggest pay-day of Bottomley's career.
The Bradford born ex pro believes Rory has come a long way from when he first started.
“He’s got the whole package, he handles himself well, he interviews well,” said Bottomley.
“He’s a man now. When he came on tour he looked like a little boy but he now just does everything to the best of his ability.”
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