RORY McILROY SAYS he will ‘put the clubs away for three or four days’ to allow his body recover in time for the Irish Open next week.
The Holywood native had issues with back spasms as he claimed a fourth-place finish in his Tour Championship title defence.
With the Ryder Cup at the end of next month, McIlroy is also scheduled to feature in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth a week after action in front of a home crowd at the K Club from 7 September.
But he has allayed any fears that the issues he’s had with his back could force him to withdraw.
“Probably a few more like rehab sort of exercises at just making sure that this right side is stabilized. Yeah, it’s sort of – it started upper right back, worked its way down to the lower back and now I feel it in the hip and the glutes, if anything,” McIlroy explained.
“It’s sort of working its way down to – hopefully by the end of the week it sort of works its way out. But, yeah, it’s much better.
“So just take it easy and maybe hit a few balls sort of closer to the weekend next week to get ready for Ireland,” he added.
“So probably put the clubs away for three or four days and make sure that everything body-wise is good. Start up again and get ready for the next few weeks.”
Penny pinching by English Rugby union only 20 players should be 30/40. Shows how mean they are.
@Michael Dunne: can you pick the 30/40 now that they will play the next world cup?, Thats why its 20, plus clubs are better compensated per player. At £32million per year for the next four years, its hardly penny pinching, in fact in an increase on the £28m per year they were playing, don’t forgot they give each club a fee for have x number of EQ players permatch day squad, and acamady targets etc, on top of the 20 players.
@Michael Dunne: Remind me how the number of Central Contracts evolved in Ireland
Steve Borthwick my arse! I see Conor O’Shea’s fingerprints all over this. It could just put English rugby on to a sustainable trajectory, otherwise they become a feeder league for the Top 14.