THE BUSINESS OF MCILROY: There’s something about Rory

Rory McIlroy. What a performer, what a talent, what a winner.

THE BUSINESS OF MCILROY: There’s something about Rory
Tue, 12 Aug, 2014 - 01:00
Rob Hartnett

There are few who can transcend a sport and reach beyond its confines to become genuinely famous in the world beyond. He has done it at the age of 25.

He ‘controls his sport’ in the words of the NBC commentator on Sunday.

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