• McIlroy ‘fully focused’ on this week’s Scottish Open
Any fears Rory McIlroy harboured regarding the scale of an Open Championship in his native Northern Ireland were banished on a weekend reconnaissance visit to Royal Portrush. Towering grandstands afford the links McIlroy first visited on his 10th birthday a fresh complexion but the four-times major champion derived a fresh level of comfort from the venue. McIlroy is determined to be inspired rather than overawed by the Open’s long-awaited return.
“I expected it to feel different than it did,” he said. “It still just feels like Portrush to me.
Written by Ewan Murray at Renaissance
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/10/rory-mcilroy-portrush-open-championship-golf under the title “Rory McIlroy takes comfort in familiarity of Portrush on Open return”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
