Rory’s built to last

IT is usually cowboys who find comfort at home on the range but that is exactly where Rory McIlroy is hoping his ongoing golfing success will spring from.

The 22-year-old US Open champion this week gave television viewers a glimpse behind the scenes of his remarkable year to date as BBC Northern Ireland aired an hour-long special ahead of McIlroy’s assault on the British Open at Royal St George’s in five days.

The documentary followed McIlroy’s decision to part from girlfriend Holly Sweeney, the resumption of their relationship, his final-round collapse at the Masters, his trip to earthquake-hit Haiti on behalf of UNICEF and on to his US Open triumph in Washington DC.