Rory McIlroy is "pretty much unbeatable" when he is at the top of his game and will complete a career Grand Slam at the Masters if he can produce his best form, according to former European Ryder Cup player Peter Baker.
World number one McIlroy has won three of golf's four majors and is hotly tipped to complete the quartet when the first major of the season takes place at Augusta next month.
The Northern Irishman started the season in fine form, earning a runners-up berth at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship and victory at the Dubai Desert Classic.
However, McIlroy - who won two majors in 2014 - subsequently missed the cut at The Honda Classic and produced underwhelming performances at the WGC-Cadillac Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Nevertheless, Baker, a three-time winner on the European Tour and a former player and vice-captain at the Ryder Cup, says McIlroy's game is perfectly suited to the Masters and believes the 25-year-old will collect a green jacket at some stage in his career.
"His [McIlroy's] game is right there, he might not be 100 per cent but he will be by the time it comes round to The Masters - he's never far away," Baker told Perform.
"When it [his game] is on he's pretty much unbeatable, he seems to win by four or five shots. Whether he can bring that to Augusta is the big question.
"It's never easy getting what you want. But Augusta is set up for his game, it's a great course for him Augusta. There's no doubt he should be able to [win there], but sometimes the golfing gods aren't on your side.
"But he has a good crack at it over the years, he has plenty of years ahead of him. I'm sure he will do it at some stage."
Baker, now based at South Staffordshire Golf Club and the Tour Golf Manager for Champions of Golf, does not necessarily believe that a victory for McIlroy would lead to a period of domination and pinpointed American Jordan Spieth, who rose to fourth in the world rankings on Monday, as a potential challenger at The Masters.
"Jordan Spieth has a hell of a shot at The Masters as well," he added. "World domination is a difficult thing and how long it will last is difficult to say.
"There's always people coming along and he [McIlroy] knows he has to keep improving and he's certainly doing that. If he improves he'll take a lot of stopping in the next 10 years or so."
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