Rory McIlroy makes point about Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth and the LPGA as he suggests what’s so exciting about golf right now

Rory McIlroy continued his fine form in 2025 by making a good start at The Truist Championship to finish at four under for round one and he’s made a bold prediction about the future of the game.

McIlroy’s grand slam completion by winning The Masters last month has been one of the biggest stories in golf in years.

After over a decade of trying to get it done, McIlroy’s dramatic win was a feel-good moment for the sport in general and prompted McIlroy to ask the media afterwards ‘what are we going to talk about next year?’.

Of course, that was a joke from McIlroy but after doing the business at Augusta and now continuing his form at The Truist, he has actually been asked the question in real-time.

Rory McIlroy responds when asked how golf will look in a decade

McIlroy will have known deep down that a journalist would eventually pick him up on it and sure enough, after round one of The Truist, he was quizzed.

However, McIlroy – as usual – was quick with his response and suggested that there are many great storylines to come in golf, with or without him.

“Hopefully in two weeks time you’re talking about me being a six-time major champion instead of a five-time major champion,” McIlroy admitted.

“I mean, I don’t know. I was really referencing like that specific tournament and sort of what we talk about in that building every year for the last ten years.

“There’s enough great storylines in golf, whether it be like Scottie won by a million last week and seems to be playing back to his best. You’ve got Jordan Spieth going for the career grand slam next week. You’ve got a lot of exciting stuff happening in the women’s game.