LONDON (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy will play in next week's British Masters after the four times major winner failed to qualify for the Tour Championship in Atlanta. The European Tour confirmed on Monday that the Northern Irishman will join tournament host Lee Westwood and U.S. Masters champion Lee Garcia at the Close House course near Newcastle upon Tyne. It will be McIlroy's fourth appearance at the British Masters, which he previously played in 2005, 2007 and 2008 before the tournament went off schedule for five years from 2009. "Teeing it up next week gives me one more chance to end 2017 on a high as well," he added. McIlroy has slipped to eighth in the latest world rankings after what is looking like becoming only his second winless season since turning professional.

Source: The Star September 18, 2017 17:03 UTC