McIlroy eyes ‘awesome’ triumph

RORY McILROY said winning the World Cup for Ireland with his good friend Graeme McDowell this week would be an “awesome” way to end a brilliant season.

The two Irishmen fired a 14-under-par 58 to take a three-shot lead over Argentina after the first-round fourballs yesterday, the perfect way for McIlroy to show he was over the disappointment of narrowly losing the race to be Europe’s number one last week.

“I got over it by the time I woke up on Monday morning to be honest,” the 20-year-old told reporters.