Rory McIlroy has spoken of the great legacy this week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush can have, both for golf in Northern Ireland and its people. “In golfing terms, it’s legacy could be young boys and girls are keen to pick a golf club up and play,” McIlroy said during his pre-tournament press conference. “A lot of people I know and their kids, they all play golf and I feel like golf is a very accessible sport here. You have a great life and it doesn’t matter what side of the street you come from. That’s what I was talking about, the legacy of this tournament, having a tournament here again speaks volumes of where the country is and where the people that live here are now.

Source: Irish Examiner July 17, 2019 12:45 UTC