Lionheart Rory a perfect 10 for proud coach Bannon

When Michael Bannon sat down with Rory McIlroy at the start of the year, he surprised the now World No. 1 by indicating he wanted him to win a 10th pro career title by the end of the season.

Lionheart Rory a perfect 10 for proud coach Bannon

McIlroy added a new word, ‘Roryesque’, to the golfing dictionary in the stunning manner he won last Sunday’s concluding DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

Remarkably, it was only the second time since McIlroy turned pro in September 2007 that Bannon, and his coach since McIlroy was aged six, that the former club pro has witnessed the Holywood golfing wonder win a tournament.

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