Crowds flock to see golf’s men of the moment

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny had the minor advantage of familiarity when he lined up alongside golf’s golden boy Rory McIlroy for the glamour Irish Open Pro-Am in Killarney yesterday.

The Fine Gael leader had a slight edge having played the Killeen course a few short weeks ago, just 24 hours before he hopped on the saddle to compete in a gruelling 180-kilometre charity cycle around the Ring of Kerry.

The all-action Mr Kenny, who plays off 13, was still very much in awe of the sheer brilliance of the swashbuckling 22-year-old McIlroy who was right back on his game yesterday following a brief rest in the wake of his sensational US Open triumph.