McIlroy set for star billing

Seven weeks after being a star of the Open Championship 18-year-old Rory McIlroy brings down the curtain on his glittering amateur career this weekend.

McIlroy set for star billing
Thu, 06 Sep, 2007 - 18:18
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Seven weeks after being a star of the Open Championship 18-year-old Rory McIlroy brings down the curtain on his glittering amateur career this weekend.

And what a stage he has to do it – a Walker Cup debut an hour from his Holywood home on the magnificent Royal County Down links.

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