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By Tom Roddy
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Jack Nicklaus, an 18-time major golf champion, believes Rory McIlroy must up his game if he is to become the greatest golfer in history.
McIlroy, the world number two, trails Jason Day in world rankings but has four major titles at the age of 27.
American golfer Nicklaus says the Northern Irishman is capable of becoming the best player in the world once again.
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"Rory is one of those young men who has got a tremendous amount of talent," he told BBC Sport.
"He has won and played on his talent to this point. If he wishes to dominate and go forward then he's got to improve.
"He has to work hard, he's got to focus on what he is trying to do and it is up to him. Certainly he has all the tools to be able to do it — it is just whether he has the desire and the willingness to give up some other things.
"And that's his call. I mean, whatever Rory does, he has established himself as one of the great players that has ever played the game."
McIlroy won two U.S. PGA Championships, a U.S. Open and British Open.
The next major on the golfing calendar is the Masters, held in April at Augusta in Georgia.
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