Rory McIlroy hails girlfriend Wozniacki as inspiration

Rory McIlroy couldn't stop gushing about his girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki, after he won the PGA Tour Player of the Year award on Tuesday.

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"Seeing how hard she works and how hard she practises and how dedicated she is, it definitely flipped a switch with me that I could be a little more like that," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.

"She's definitely been a great influence on me. I've always felt like I've been dedicated to the game and I've practised hard and I've worked at it."

"But I guess over the past 18 months, especially after winning the US Open, I sort of felt like I went to the next stage of my career," he added.