It’s been almost 24 hours since golf fans were captivated by the dramatic finish to this year’s PGA Championship. After a rain delay, the final groups weren’t just playing against each other, they were all racing to finish their final rounds before nighttime. The excitement led to the tournament’s highest final-round TV ratings since 2009, when Y.E. Yang came from behind to beat Tiger Woods and the field.

Rory McIlroy had a less-than-stellar start on Sunday, but an eagle on the par-5 10th hole helped lead to a back-nine 32, and the top-ranked player was able to hold off Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler to win his fourth major title. Click here for the Sunday highlights from the PGA website.

McIlroy has now won the last three events he’s competed in, with the British Open & WGC-Bridgestone victories coming by multiple strokes. After the win in Akron, the Northern Ireland native climbed back to the top of the world golf rankings.

Even more remarkable about this run: McIlroy called off his engagement with Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki in May. He didn’t play any events between the U.S. and British Opens, but has come back to the Tour on fire. Jack Nicklaus himself has said he expects Rory to win 15-20 majors, which would challenge the Golden Bear’s record of 18.

A lot of media outlets have recently written articles about how the sport might suffer a fan withdrawal when Tiger Woods retires. If McIlroy can go on to win the Masters and U.S. Open in 2015 (which would give him a “Rory Slam”, as the holder of all four majors at the same time), casual fans might stay to see if he will seriously challenge Nicklaus’s record.

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