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CHARLOTTE, N.C. The only thing sweeter than the chocolate cake the Wells Fargo Championship presented Rory McIlroy with for his 27th birthday Wednesdaywould be his third tournament trophy at Quail Hollow on Sunday.Happy B-Day Rory. Birthday cake for from . Anthony Flores (@AnthonyFox46) The Irishman dominated last year, breaking his own course record with an 11-under 61 in the third round en route to setting thetournaments 54- John Taylor Jersey and 72-hole scoring records. However, McIlroy hasn't tasted victory on the PGA Tour since.MORE: | Now, nearly a month after a 10th-place finish at the Masters, this weekend seems tailor-made for McIlroy to win again.I do feel as if this is my best chance to get that first win, McIlroy told reporters Wednesday. I think the golf course sets up well for me. It's a very fair test. You hit good shots, you get C.J. Beathard Jersey rewarded.You don't hit good shots, you're going to struggle for par.Luckily for McIlroy, nobody seems to hit better shots at Quail Hollow than he does. At last years tournament, he set a record with 11 birdies in one round and 27 over the course of the weekend.It's just one of those places that I feel very comfortable on, McIlroy said. When I go out on that course, I feel like I have to play pretty badly not to shoot a decent score, I gue s. I feel like Brandon Aiyuk Jersey I just know my way around it and I'm comfortable and hopefully that will be the same case this week.McIlroy tees off at 7:50 a.m. ET Thursday alongside Rickie Fowler and Hideki Matsuyama easily the premier group of the first two rounds. Followers of the tournament may have flashbacks to the McIlroy-Fowler battle at the 2012 Wells Fargo, which Fowler won in a playoff for his first PGA Tour win. But Fowler cited the course, which has seen steady rain in the days leading up to the event, as another factor that could help McIlroy set himself up for a run similar to 2015 with very little drama.If you can drive it a little bit further than other people and keep it in the fairway Deebo Samuel Jersey , having shorter clubs in on this golf course definitely helps, Fowler said emphasizing the value of distance off the tee on the wet course. You see with Rory, I feel like the weeks where he is driving it better, I gue s just decent for him, and if he is driving it really well, he's always in contention if not winning.So if he drives the ball well this week, he's going to play well here as he's done multiple times. Jim Furyk seconded Fowler saying the course suits McIlroy and could see him being very comfortable. But he also reminded everyone McIlroy is one of the three best players in the world and hes just good.Before ending his media se sion, McIlroy posed with his birthday cake, but decided not to have a slice Trey Sermon Jersey before playing in his only practice round of the week. But if his history at Quail Hollow is any indicator, this may be the first weekend in a while McIlroy can have his cake and eat it, too.

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