Rory McIlroy: Muirfield mess leaves sour taste

Rory McIlroy has indicated he can’t easily forgive Muirfield members despite their belated vote to admit women members for the first time in the 273-year history of the course this week.

The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers voted 80% in favour of the rule change on Tuesday, having initially rejected the change with a majority ‘no’ vote in May 2016.

The vote means Muirfield will now be restored to the rota to stage the Open Championship — but McIlroy, speaking prior to today’s opening day’s play of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Bay Hills, said the issue was not over.