Rory McIlroy fans and legal eagles await opening shots

If Rory McIlroy thought his disengagement from Caroline Wozniacki was a public affair, it was a Sunday morning stroll over a local nine-hole course compared to the majors-scale excitement caused by his uncoupling from his former management company.

The world’s top golfer faced a barrage of cameras as he arrived at Dublin’s Four Courts for the latest installment of ‘The Break-up — Part 2’, starring himself and Horizon Sports.

Golf-watchers the world over were waiting eagerly to see his opening shot in the high-stakes contest over a pot of fees, commissions, and endorsement shares thought to be worth anything from €13m-€40m.