Rory McIlroy finally achieved his longtime goal of winning the Masters, claiming his first green jacket and winning the Grand Slam of golf. But some recent comments that he's made about the weeks since have a number of fans criticizing him.

Rory McIlroy admitted on Thursday that finding the motivation to work on his game has proven a bit difficult after getting the Masters' monkey off his back at this year's tournament.

Rory McIlroy admits he took it personally when a media leak led to widespread reporting of his driver failing inspection prior to the PGA Championship. McIlroy said he was thinking about all of the others he would have to protect -- including World No.