McIlroy bounces back

Rory McIlroy, one of Europe’s brightest golfing prospects, today hit back from the disappointment of a second round 78 in the Quinn Direct British Masters at The Belfry.

While making the halfway cut in his first professional event will be marked down as a success – Justin Rose, after all, needed 22 attempts to earn his first pay cheque – the 18-year-old from Northern Ireland admits he had higher hopes than that.