Rory McIlroy has been chatting to Patrick Kielty on the Late Late Show
Rory McIlroy has opened up on his personal life after admitting 'there's been a lot going on this year' - on and off the golf course.
A win on home soil would be a massive shot in the arm for McIlroy, who has endured a difficult season on the PGA Tour and also juggled some personal issues away from the fairways.Read more: Limited edition Ireland rugby kit has fans all saying the same thing The ongoing PGA Tour/LIV Golf fallout also continued this year, with McIlroy firmly in the spotlight as the warring golf factions exchanged blows.
"Going back to the talk of this merger and LIV and all that I think golf and the business of golf had become all-consuming to me the last couple of years and I needed to take a bit of time away to realise what was important to me. Friends, family, enjoying myself, enjoying the fact you were this little boy in Holywood and you've grown up to be whatever it is that I am and I need to enjoy it.
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