Rory McIlroy’s presentation speech sweet music for Dubai Duty Free chiefs

Rory McIlroy’s presentation speech hit all the right notes but a “see you soon” as a sign off will be music to the ears of of Dubai Duty Free chiefs.

With efforts on-going to pump up the prize fund of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open from €4m to €7m over the next few years, a win by McIlroy makes selling the tournament a far easier prospect than explaining why the big star had missed the previous three cuts.

Where the event goes from here might seem like the burning question of the hour and if everything was up to the host, it would be heading for a links course the week before The Open sooner rather than later.