Rory McIlroy to Play in USA in 2010

by One-Eyed Golfer Guy on Nov 11, 2009 6:04 AM EST Comment 2 comments

The Associated Press reports Rory McIlroy has decided to not play the European Tour in 2010 in favor of coming to America and trying the PGA circuit full time. Points gained for Official World Golf Ranking positions in tournaments here in the States accumulate more quickly than Europe. McIlroy can use the points to better qualify for all four majors and the lucrative WGC events.

McIlroy is one of the 'bumper crop' of young golfers to appear on the scene in the past 12-18 months or so. They have not only shown promising skills, they have actually won tournaments on world tours. Shane Lowry, Ryo Ishikawa and Rickie Fowler represent an immense wealth of talent for the American audiences to see and appreciate. This is a blow to the Euro Tour, but Monty will have Rory back (and maybe Shane) at the Ryder Cup next fall to be held at the Celtic Manor Resort in the city of Newport, South Wales.

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And did you know that Rory is British? As a citizen of Northern Island, he’s actually British. And the Reuters report calling him a Briton is actually accurate.

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by Ryan Ballengee on Nov 11, 2009 9:56 AM EST reply actions 0 recs