Recollections of Playing Golf with a Young Rory McIlroy: A Reflection on Early Talent and Competition Experience

And what was he like then,
do you know? He was real cocky.
But I was fortunate enough to play with um,
Rory when I was uh. I think at the under sixteen’s.
It was the first time I played with him.
What age was he then? He.
Oh jeez. He was about 12,
I’d say. But what was it like then?
What was he like then, do you know?
He was real cocky, but he sort of had reason to be,
you know, I couldn’t.
He brought over three pairs of shoes for the week and I just.
I was happy to just. Where was this one?
You know, it was in Augsburg,
Germany. So we’re playing in the European Young Masters and.
But he was a pro from 12 years old in his head,
you know, and he had all the gear and he ah,
the talent was off the charts.
So you played the full 18?
Played, yeah.
Played a couple of practice rounds
and then it was two girls and two boys.
So um, was he on your team?
He was on the four person Irish team, yeah.
Did you win? No,
we didn’t win. He came second.
I think um,
somebody can fact check that.
But he like he. He was right up there from an early age.