China: Rory McIlroy believes becoming golf’s world number one has lifted his game to new heights and that he will be hard to beat at next month’s Singapore Open.
The 23-year-old Northern Irishman heads a quality field at the $6m tournament from November 8-11 that also includes American Phil Mickelson and three-times winner Adam Scott of Australia.
Louis Oosthuizen will also be among the contenders at the Sentosa Golf Club, but a confident McIlroy feels his A-game trumps that of his rivals.
“The status (of being world number one) adds pressure but it’s one that I thrive on,” McIlroy, who won his second major at this year’s US PGA Championship, said in a statement.
“I know I can be hard to beat when I’m at my best, so I go into every tournament knowing that if I play well then I have a good chance of winning.”
McIlroy finished runner-up at the BMW Masters in Shanghai at the weekend. REUTERS
