Golf
Rory McIlroy’s dad said one thing to change headmaster’s mind about golf future
Rory McIlroy’s former headmaster has opened up on the golfer’s schooling days and how he was convinced that the sporting prodigy’s intense schedule was of his own desire
Rory McIlroy’s former headmaster has revealed that he believed the golfer’s rigorous sporting schedule during his school years was self-driven – a belief cemented by a pivotal meeting with his father. At just 14 years old, the now Masters champion began to make waves in the golfing world, which inevitably led to him missing significant chunks of school due to tournament commitments.
