Sir Nick Faldo has the most major title wins of any European golfer. Colin Montgomerie sits clear with eight European Tour Order of Merits. The spirit of Seve Ballesteros - and what he means to European golf - endures.

But when it comes to the greatest European golfer of all, there is no question in my mind that Rory McIlory sits top of the list.

Faldo may have one more major win, but the fact Rory is a Grand Slam winner moves him ahead. McIlroy has sat and passed the four major exams, he is the complete player.

A number of guys, great players, have got to three of the four majors and then the pressure of trying to win the last one has been just too hard for them to surmount, but not Rory.

To do it the way he did in Augusta this year to complete that Grand Slam, it showed his mental re

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