Rory McIlroy's season of successPublished15 December 2014Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, Rory McIlroy celebrates with the BMW PGA Championship trophy at Wentworth. He carded a six-under-par 66 final round to beat Thomas Bjørn, who started seven strokes clear of McIlroy on the final day in May.Image caption, Rory McIlroy lifts the Claret Jug after winning The 2014 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in July. McIlroy saw off Rickie Fowler and Sergio García to capture the third major of his career.Image caption, Rory McIlroy returned to the top of the world rankings in August after winning the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone in Ohio by two strokes from Sergio Garcia.Image caption, McIlroy edged out Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler to win the US PGA Championship in near darkness at Valhalla and capture back-to-back majorsImage caption, Rory McIlroy was part of the European team that successfully defended the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in ScotlandImage caption, November saw McIlroy win the Race to Dubai for the second time in three years, without playing because Sergio Garcia, Marcel Siem and Jamie Donaldson failed to win.Image caption, McIlroy was awarded the Vardon Trophy by the PGA of America for the lowest aggregate score on the US Tour during the seasonImage caption, Rory's choice of suit became a talking point in the media on a trip to Old Trafford to display the Claret JugImage caption, McIlroy enjoys huge popularity in Northern Ireland as a the world's top golferMore on this storyMcIlroy wins Race to Dubai titlePublished16 November 2014Europe win the Ryder Cup against USPublished28 September 2014Gutsy McIlroy battles to win US PGAPublished11 August 2014McIlroy tops rankings after WGC winPublished4 August 2014McIlroy wins Open to seal third majorPublished20 July 2014McIlroy finds peace in Wentworth winPublished25 May 2014