The Northern Irish starlet catapulted himself into the game's elite during a highly-successful 2009 campaign which saw him claim a first professional win, crack the world's top-10 and finish second in the inaugural Race to Dubai.
But far from being satisfied with his progress, the 20-year-old is now looking to push on again and has set himself new targets for the season ahead.
While McIlroy is aware his rapid rise makes him an easy target, and any fall in ranking or performance could be harshly regarded as a failure, he is keen to make a bright start to his season at this week's Abu Dhabi Golf Championship following his Christmas break.
"There will probably be more pressure this year," he acknowledged. "I have got into the top 10 which brings pressures in itself to try to stay there and to try to move higher.
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