Rory McIlroy was infamously not a fan of Olympic golf but will now be eyeing gold in Paris after just missing out on a medal last time around.
After pulling out of the 2016 Rio Games, McIlroy said golf did not ‘matter’ at the Olympics and he wouldn’t be tuning into the action in Brazil.Four years later, he had performed a stunning U-turn before saying he had ‘never tried so hard to finish third' after narrowly missing out on a bronze medal in Tokyo.
"It has been a great experience, today was a great day to be up there in contention for a medal, certainly had a different feeling to it than I expected. "I made some comments before that were probably uneducated and impulsive, but coming here experiencing it, seeing, feeling everything that goes on, not just Olympic golf but just the Olympics in general, that sort of Olympic spirit's definitely bitten me and I'm excited how this week's turned out and excited for the future.
He’ll return to Guyancourt hoping to replicate some of his fine play from 2018 and will be buoyed by having Lowry alongside him.The duo won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans together in April and Lowry, who starred at The Open in Royal Troon last weekend, is excited to team up with again.
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