Rory McIlroy’s back in hot water again but should we be cutting the 22-year-old more slack?

No says John McHenry: He’s not the first 22-year-old sportstar. Is he mishandled?

FROM a tender age Rory McIlroy was identified by many in Ireland as an exceptional talent.

Indeed by the time he turned professional in 2007, he was probably the best amateur in the world. Today, he is the US Open Champion and at a tender age of 22, he is the world’s 4th ranked player. He is regularly compared with the very best the game has ever produced, the man to replace Tiger and the next man to seriously challenge Nicklaus’s major haul of 18