Rory McIlroy turned professional 10 years ago this week. Here are the moments that have defined the four-time major winner's career.
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Moments that have defined Rory McIlroy's career
![2005 British Masters](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c4ca7f91311a80dd5a0_GettyImages-52798165.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313672124.jpeg)
Warren Little
2005 British Masters
Photo By: Warren Little
![2007 Open Championship](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c4cf2af064ed4571fe5_GettyImages-103426998.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313670485.jpeg)
PAUL ELLIS
2007 Open Championship
Photo By: PAUL ELLIS
![2009 Dubai Desert Classic](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c4ca7f91311a80dd59e_GettyImages-84577757.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1573313666416.jpeg)
Ross Kinnaird
2009 Dubai Desert Classic
Photo By: Ross Kinnaird
![2009 PGA Championship](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b32fef2af064ed4571fed_GettyImages-89798694.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313684126.jpeg)
Streeter Lecka
2009 PGA Championship
Photo By: Streeter Lecka
![2010 Quail Hollow Championship](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c4ef2af064ed4571fe9_GettyImages-112829498.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313684939.jpeg)
Charlotte Observer
2010 Quail Hollow Championship
Photo By: Charlotte Observer
![2011 Masters](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c4d55566d7a285ae4e9_GettyImages-111960105.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313696914.jpeg)
Andrew Redington
2011 Masters
Photo By: Andrew Redington
![2011 U.S. Open](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c4ea7f91311a80dd5a2_GettyImages-117033753.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313679311.jpeg)
Chris Trotman
2011 U.S. Open
Photo By: Chris Trotman
![2011 Open Championship](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b369955566d7a285ae4ed_GettyImages-119279895.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.615.suffix/1573313695303.jpeg)
David Cannon/R&A
2011 Open Championship
Photo By: David Cannon/R&A
![2012 PGA Championship](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c4ef2af064ed4571fe7_GettyImages-150232074.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313674527.jpeg)
David Cannon
2012 PGA Championship
Photo By: David Cannon
![2012 Ryder Cup](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c4f55566d7a285ae4eb_GettyImages-153113667.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313680926.jpeg)
Mike Ehrmann
2012 Ryder Cup
Photo By: Mike Ehrmann
![2012 Ryder Cup](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c50a7f91311a80dd5a6_GettyImages-469339851.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.615.suffix/1573313673733.jpeg)
David Cannon
2012 Ryder Cup
Photo By: David Cannon
![2013 Honda Classic](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c4fa7f91311a80dd5a4_GettyImages-162907351.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313683329.jpeg)
Stuart Franklin
2013 Honda Classic
Photo By: Stuart Franklin
![Summer of 2014](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2cfaa7f91311a80dd5a8_rory-2014.jpeg.rend.hgtvcom.861.431.suffix/1573313667236.jpeg)
Summer of 2014
![2015 Injury](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2be5a7f91311a80dd59c_rory-injury.png.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313665635.png)
2015 Injury
![2015 Race to Dubai](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b3f7b55566d7a285ae4f1_GettyImages-498245172.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1573313698496.jpeg)
KARIM SAHIB
2015 Race to Dubai
Photo By: KARIM SAHIB
![2016 Masters](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/05/04/590b2c50f2af064ed4571feb_GettyImages-520022222.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573313680116.jpeg)
Andrew Redington
2016 Masters
Photo By: Andrew Redington
![2016 FedEx Cup](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2016/09/26/57e865b75b3c54046abbc31a_Rory-McIlroy-win.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573409100437.jpeg)
Getty Images
2016 FedEx Cup
Photo By: Getty Images
![2016 Ryder Cup](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2016/10/01/57f01b410f49ba356bc0443c_Rory-McIlroy-Ryder-Cup-2.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573410327050.jpeg)
Getty Images
2016 Ryder Cup
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