Rory in €75,000 Japan pledge

RORY MCILROY revealed he will pledge €75,000 of his savings to the Japan earthquake and tsunami appeal when he tees up alongside Japanese golfing heartthrob Ryo Ishikawa on Monday in Yokohama.

McIlroy will fly there straight after this week’s Omega Mission Hills World Cup on Hainan Island in China where he’ll join Japan’s ‘Bashful Prince’, firstly in a nine-hole pro-am format before the pair play a skins match over the inward nine.

McIlroy spoke about only his second visit to Japan after he managed to save par at the last to hand Ireland a share of second place on nine under par after the opening day of the World Cup on Hainan Island.