We all know how badly Rory McIlroy wants to win the Masters but his remarks on the eve of the Wells Fargo Championship could sure ruffle the feathers of the likes of the USGA, the R & A and the PGA of America.

Why?

Because McIlroy, a winner of the U.S Open, the Open Championship and two victories in the PGA Championship, reckons the Masters is bigger than the other three Majors.

McIlroy is yet to win the Masters, and the only Major he needs to capture to join the most exclusive club in the history of the ancient club-and-ball game.

Rory McIlroy sure not to be looking all that rosy with his comments ‘The Masters is the biggest tournament in the world”.

And at Quail Hollow on Wednesday, McIlroy was asked if the hype surronding his efforts to win at Augusta National was more about winning the Grand Slam or just striving to capture the Masters.

“The Masters has now become the biggest golf tournament in the world, and I’m comfortable saying that,” he said.

“I don’t care about the U.S. Open or The Open Championship. It is the biggest tournament in the world, the most amount of eyeballs, the most amount of hype.

“The most amount of everything is at Augusta.

“For me, it’s the most special tournament that we play and it’s the one that everyone desperately wants to win, but even if I was going for my first major, it’s tough, it’s tough to win.

“I thought Patrick did a fantastic job on Sunday holding it together because he didn’t have his best stuff, but he made a couple key putts coming in which helped him.

“So no, I don’t think the Grand Slam, that’s not really what I think about. I just think about trying to win the Masters and what that means and being able to go and use the champions locker room, just all the cool stuff that comes along with it.”