McIlroy is almost blown away that he now gets to call Tiger a mate but he missed an important call.
But the Northern Irish superstar insists he’s fully dialled-in again for Major redemption. McIlroy is at Royal Troon gunning for glory with a superstar ally. The 35-year-old’s painful US Open loss last month was a crushing blow. In the wake of the Pinehurst pain, McIlroy altered his phone digits to escape unwanted contact as he headed for New York.
“But I caught up with him earlier. It’s always nice when your hero and the guy that you had on your bedroom wall is reaching out and offering words of encouragement. Tiger has been nothing but incredible to me over the course of my career in the good moments and the bad. He sent me an incredible message after St Andrews in 2022.
But he continued: “Honestly, from the time I left Pinehurst to the time I walked through my front door on Sunday night, I probably got about 10 or 15 text messages from media members and I was like: It’s probably time to get a new number. Create a bit of space. I’d much rather people reach out, in fairness. It’s a lovely thing and, hopefully, a nice reflection on how people feel about me or think about me. I’ll never shun messages of support or encouragement.
“Absolutely, I’d love to get one over the line, but as soon as I do that, people are going to say, well, when are you going to win your sixth? So it’s never ending.”
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