Nike await as McIlroy checks out of Jumeirah

The Jumeirah Group is not renewing its five-year sponsorship deal with top-ranked Rory McIlroy amid expectations that the Northern Ireland golf star will sign with Nike next week.

Nike await as McIlroy checks out of Jumeirah

The global luxury hotel company based in United Arab Emirates signed the deal with McIlroy when he was 18 and was one of his first corporate sponsors.

“I would like to thank everyone at the company for their support in helping me become the player I am today,” McIlroy said in a statement.

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