Rory McIlroy is unsurprisingly one of the main stars of Full Swing, with the Northern Irishman again featuring in the newly-released season three.
McIlroy said Scottie Scheffler’s arrest was ‘surreal’, with the world number one taking centre stage in the new season of Full Swing.
Scheffler won seven PGA Tour titles in 2024, including the Masters, with McIlroy continuing his major drought.
The four-time major champion last tasted such success in 2014, but has made a strong start to the new PGA Tour season.
McIlroy won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on his season debut, before finishing T17 at the Genesis Invitational.
Rory McIlroy ‘absolutely roasted’ for Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson age remark
Now 35, the world number three admitted on Full Swing that he once came under fire for his take on retirement, which also involved Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
“I remember when I turned pro at 18 I was like there is no way I am going to play golf after 40,” said McIlroy.
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“This week [Tour Championship 2022] everyone I have played with has been older than that, which is nuts.
“I sat in a press conference here in 2016 and described Tiger and Phil as on the back nine of their careers and got absolutely roasted for it.
“And they were both in their 40s. My 40s doesn’t seem that far away and there is no way that I am quitting yet.”
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Many fans may have understood what McIlroy was trying to get across, but it’s fair to say neither Woods nor Mickelson have backed out of the limelight since then.
Mickelson has, of course, made a very high-profile switch to LIV Golf from the PGA Tour, with the six-time major champion causing a huge stir with his move.
Laurie Canter says Mickelson’s LIV move ‘changed things’ on the PGA Tour, with the latter making the defection in 2022.
Woods meanwhile achieved none other than a Masters win in 2019, representing his fifth win at Augusta and 15th major championship overall.
He hasn’t been as active or as successful on the PGA Tour in recent times, but the 82-time winner remains one of the most iconic figures in world golf.
Woods has struggled with injury over the years, but the 49-year-old is playing TGL, and could make his 2025 PGA Tour debut sooner rather than later.
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