Paul McGinley hits out at ‘complete nonsense’ claim made about Rory McIlroy following his Masters win
Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images Paul McGinley has hit out at criticism coming Rory McIlroy’s way following the Northern Irishman’s victory at The Masters this past week. McIlroy added his name to the history books once again on his latest visit to Augusta National. The 36-year-old became the fourth player to win The Masters in successive years.
It was perhaps the first sign that McIlroy could really kick on now that he is not dealing with the burden of trying to complete the Career Grand Slam. But there is another reason that McIlroy was well-placed to retain his title at the first major of the year. Paul McGinley insists claim about Rory McIlroy is complete nonsense McIlroy had not played in a PGA Tour event since The Players Championship leading into The Masters .
Instead, the six-time major champion ended up making several trips to Augusta National to prepare for arguably the greatest tournament in the game. Bizarrely, some have questioned whether that gave him an unfair advantage. But speaking on Off The Ball , Paul McGinley insisted that McIlroy’s victory is not tainted in any way.
Photo by Kohjiro Kinno/Augusta National/Getty Images “Yeah, it’s complete nonsense. It really is, just people looking for a story on the back of it. All of the players could have played Augusta National if they want to.
Once you get an invite, which you normally do around Christmas, you’re welcome to the club if you want to go and practice, but you’ve got to be with a member. So you’ve got to know a member. And if you don’t know a member, at the very elite part of the game, which all of these guys, it’s not difficult to find a member who will happily take you on site for a day or two so you can do a bit of prep, should you want to do so,” he said.
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