Lefty praise for McIlroy

PHIL MICKELSON singled out Rory McIlroy for praise ahead of the HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.

The duo are paired with Korean PGA winning sensation, YE Yang for the opening two rounds of the inaugural $7m (€4.7m) World Championship event,

McIlroy has arrived in China ranked 18th in the world but it wasn’t just his accomplishments on the golf course that have impressed Mickelson.