RORY McIlroy is heading Down Below.
However don’t get too excited as a result of the four-time main champion goes to bypass Australia and head for New Zealand within the subsequent few weeks.
It is going to be the primary time in his skilled profession that McIlroy has headed to the Shaky Isles.
And sadly for golf followers the Irish star gained’t be teeing it up in any New Zealand-sanctioned Tour occasion.
The world No 3 will as an alternative be a part of a handful of shut pals taking part in a few of New Zealand’s world-renowned {golfing} gems.
“I’m going to hitch some good pals and play a number of the nice golf programs of New Zealand corresponding to Tara Iti, Kauri Cliffs and nice programs like these,” McIlroy informed Inside Golf’s European Tour correspondent Bernie McGuire whereas taking part in within the current Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns in Scotland.
“I’ve a pal who owns a home in New Zealand, so he’s organising us to be there for 5 days.
“It’s going to be good taking part in golf down there and simply hanging out on the finish of the 12 months.”
Rory McIlroy, competing on the current Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship in Scotland, is planning a {golfing} trip down underneath.
This would be the first time McIlroy has taken his golf golf equipment to New Zealand as knowledgeable.
In 2006, when he was simply 18, a younger newbie McIlroy was a member of the successful European Crew that performed the Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy on the host Auckland Golf Membership.
Amongst McIlroy’s victorious team-mates that 12 months had been Scotland’s Richie Ramsay, Dutchman Joost Luiten and England’s Oliver ‘Mr.59’ Fisher.
McIlroy’s return to New Zealand will mark the shut of a busy 12 months for the 35-year-old, who may have performed 27 common DP World Tour and US PGA Tour occasions.
He was planning to wind-up formal competitors simply previous to his New Zealand {golfing} vacation by teaming with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in a made-for-TV match in opposition to LIV stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in Las Vegas.
“It’s been a busy 12 months with the Dunhill being my twenty fifth event, whereas the Abu Dhabi HSBC and the next week’s DP World Tour Championship might be my twenty sixth and twenty seventh of my 12 months,” he mentioned.
“I’ve then nonetheless a bit going-on as I’ve that match in Vegas later in November and can then look ahead to going to New Zealand.
“I’ll nonetheless be preserving busy these subsequent few months however I’m already wanting ahead to doing different issues that I’m involved in and spending time doing different stuff.”
