McIlroy continues Twitter war of words

RORY McILROY continued his war of words with golf commentator Jay Townsend yesterday as he defended both his caddie JP Fitzgerald and his actions on Twitter.

Townsend, an American former European Tour golfer, had criticised McIlroy and Fitzgerald’s course management during his Irish Open first-round commentary and then tweeted it had been “shocking” and “some of the worst I have ever seen beyond under-10’s boys golf competition”.

McIlroy’s response was to tweet back: “Shut up ... you’re a commentator and a failed golfer, your opinion means nothing!”