McIlroy will wait for full recovery: 'I’m taking a long term view of this injury'

”Thank you for all your support and best wishes. I hope to be back on the course as soon as I can.“

World number one Rory McIlroy will not return to action until he is 100 per cent fit after being forced to miss the defence of his Open Championship title at St Andrews next week.

McIlroy revealed on Monday that he had suffered a ”total rupture” of the anterior talofibular ligament in his left ankle while playing football with friends.