{"id":299389,"date":"2023-11-14T19:39:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299389"},"modified":"2023-11-14T19:39:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:39:06","slug":"rory-mcilory-makes-surprising-us-snub-with-hint-about-future-after-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/golf\/rory-mcilory-makes-surprising-us-snub-with-hint-about-future-after-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlory makes surprising US snub with hint about future after golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/71\/590x\/secondary\/5065944.jpg?r=1699988804444\"><\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlory is planning a return to the UK once he finally finishes playing elite-level golf, but not for at least another 10 years at the top of his sport. The four-time major champion heads to Dubai this week with the DP World Tour Order of Merit title and its accompanying \u00a32 million in prize money already guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy has enjoyed a successful season, winning the Dubai Desert Classic and the Scottish Open as well as recapturing the Ryder Cup with Europe in Rome where he produced a typically brilliant performance.<\/p>\n<p>He also narrowly missed out on adding another major to his collection when he finished one shot adrift of Wyndham Clark at the US Open in June, something he has regrets about.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a pre-tournament press conference in Dubai, McIlroy rated his current campaign, which has firmly established him as the current world No 2. as &#8220;7 out of 10&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He told Golf Digest Magazine: \u201cI had the two wins and my best ever Ryder Cup. So I\u2019ve been happy with the year. I\u2019ll rue that miss at LA. I had a great opportunity to pick up another major and I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m not going to let that take away from the fact that it\u2019s been another really consistent, solid year. My game is in as good a shape as it\u2019s ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/71\/590x\/secondary\/5065950.jpg?r=1699988804509\"><\/p>\n<p>McIlroy has revealed that he is planning to stay at the top of the game for another 10 years at least, by which time he will be in his mid-40s. At this point, he is planning to relocate to the London area, where he has already purchased a home for his wife Erica and family.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old still hopes to complete a clean sweep of the majors, with just the US Masters left to conquer after winning The Open, the US Open and the PGA Championship twice already.<\/p>\n<p>But in the meantime, he will be content with winning the European Tour Order of Merit for a fifth time, even if he doesn&#8217;t even need to swing a club at Jumeirah Golf Estates this week to do so.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy&#8217;s virtual golf league playing for \u00a317m prize fund[NEW TOURNAMENT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>F1 drivers and golf stars pairings confirmed for inaugural Netflix Cup[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Masters winner jailed for domestic abuse eyes controversial PGA Tour return[COMEBACK] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/71\/590x\/secondary\/5065952.jpg?r=1699988804574\"><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the assembled media, he said: \u201cI probably would have liked to have won it another way. \u201cBut I\u2019ve played well when I\u2019ve came back over to the European Tour this year. I won two Rolex Series events and had some other really high finishes. So it\u2019s really nice to have my name on the Harry Vardon Trophy for the fifth time and be just one behind Seve [Ballesteros] and still a few [three] behind Monty [Colin Montgomerie].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be up alongside them is really something. If someone had told 18-year-old Rory when I was making my professional debut in 2007 that I would have won five Order of Merits up to this point, I wouldn\u2019t have believed them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt shows the consistency that I\u2019ve played with over the last few years. Even though I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve had a great year, I can still achieve things like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/1835010\/Rory-McIlory-US-snub-future-after-golf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rory McIlory is planning a return to the UK once he finally finishes playing elite-level golf, but not for at <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rory McIlory makes surprising US snub with hint about future after golf - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/golf\/rory-mcilory-makes-surprising-us-snub-with-hint-about-future-after-golf\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rory McIlory makes surprising US snub with hint about future after golf - 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