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Rory McIlroy is getting married at an over-the-top Irish castle with Coldplay performing
Rory McIlroy and fiancee Erica Stoll will marry this weekend, per a report from the Belfast Telegraph.
And the venue the pair have chosen is certainly interesting. Ireland’s Ashford Castle, the luxury spot where McIlroy and Stoll have celebrated the last two New Year’s Eves, will play host.
Check this place out. It’s like the world’s most opulent Victorian estate was plugged into Macbeth’s castle.
The Cong, County Mayo, Ashford Castle was the filming locale for the 1952 John Wayne film, The Quiet Man. It has been popular among celebrities — from John Lennon to Brad Pitt — since.
The castle, portions of which were built as early as the 13th century, was named the No. 1 resort in Great Britain and Ireland by Travel and Leisure voters in the World’s Best Awards.
And if you’re wondering, renting out the entire 83-room venue, as McIlroy has done, reportedly costs between £54,000 in low season to £79,100 in high season.
Other details are scarce, as McIlroy, rightfully, wants to maintain a low profile for the event. Word has filtered out that Coldplay, one of McIlroy’s favorite bands, will perform at the wedding (and perhaps Ed Sheeran, as well). And of course, the guest list is expected to include some of the biggest names in golf.
Another item of note for golf fans. It’s not only Sergio Garcia who entertained notions of sporting the green jacket at his wedding. McIlroy told reporters he’d have worn golf’s most prestigious garment on his big day, had he won.
“It’s a great time in my life and it would have been nice to walk down the aisle in the green jacket.” he told reporters.
McIlroy and Stoll famously met during the 2012 Ryder Cup. She was working for the PGA at the time and arranged the European Team star’s police escort to Medinah when he was running late for his tee time. McIlroy was dating Caroline Wozniacki at the time. The Ulsterman broke off that engagement in 2014. The pair were engaged in December of 2015.
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (1/16/24): Cobra Forged One Length irons
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Cobra Forged One Length irons.
From the seller: (@adamwittman): “4-PW, GW, lw. Nunchuk shafts. $350 tyd conusa.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Cobra Forged One Length irons
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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What GolfWRXers are saying about Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons
In our forums, our members have been discussing Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons which he has in the bag at this week’s CJ Cup. WRXers have been commenting on the switch and the clubs themselves in our forums.
For lots more photos, check out the full thread here.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- btyh: “Holy offset.”
- Glf_LU: “These are interesting. Not going to make a rush to judgement until I see them in person. It does look like a little more offset than I would expect to see in this model.”
- bcflyguy1: “Kisner is not one to make a lot of equipment changes (see the GBB driver he’s still using), so if these do have staying power in his bag that will be interesting to see. I have to wonder if there’s something different about his set, because like others have mentioned there appears to be more offset on his than I recall seeing in the samples I’ve had in hand.”
Entire Thread: “Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons”
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WATCH: PGA Tour players play hole blindfolded and it’s hilarious/amazing
As part of a Srixon campaign, four PGA Tour players recently participated in a three-hole challenge, with each hole being a different game; hole No. 1 was blindfolded, hole No. 2 was costumes and distractions, and hole No. 3 was alternate shot with a baseball bat. The teams were Smylie Kaufman and Sam Ryder against Shane Lowry and Grayson Murray.
Watch the full video below, since it is quite entertaining (albeit not the type of golf that Old Tom Morris surely had in mind), but in particular, make sure to check out the first hole where Lowry and Ryder play a full hole completely blind folded. It’s amazing to watch how badly Ryder struggles, and how Lowry nearly makes par.
What happens when 4 #PGATOUR pros take a day off?
Luckily, the cameras were rolling.
Watch @shanelowrygolf, @graysonmurray, @smyliekaufman10, and @samrydersu in #SrixonVS. pic.twitter.com/C4LJwQgmZ7— Srixon (@SrixonGolf) June 25, 2018
Cleveland-Srixon’s marketing department has been hard at work crafting these viral-esque ad campaigns; if you remember, former long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski recently dressed as 80-year-old Grandpa Jamie to fool range-goers. That video has since gathered over 1.2 million views on YouTube.
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golfraven
Apr 21, 2017 at 2:58 pm
Oh boy. This old chestnut. Let’s see how long it will take him to pull out.
Golf one
Apr 21, 2017 at 11:53 am
That girl better get the money quick, he has already dumped 2 ladies
Rich
Apr 21, 2017 at 1:43 am
Don’t any of these stinking rich people feel guilty for this type of opulance? I think it’s disgusting actually. I bet it’s not Rory either. Don’t think much of him but betting it’s his missus that’s wanting all this to happen on a “blank cheque” budget. Ridiculously over the top and pointless, other than to take photos and post on social media to show off. Do something worthwhile with your money Rory, you don’t need all of it. How about you help more people with it other than ” The Rory foundation” which I’m sure is a great tax right off.
D. Vader
Apr 21, 2017 at 9:36 am
Write* off.
And why do you care so much? Really you just sound super jealous. He’s not building the castle, just renting it! And he can rent it for a week in high season for a whopping 5% of his fedex cup check. If I just got an 11 million dollar bonus, it’d sound like a good price to me too!
Rich
Apr 24, 2017 at 10:35 pm
Haha, yeah not jealous. I’m just not an elitist so not comfortable with things to excess. There’s no need for it. Yeah, I could always do with more money. What normal person couldn’t, but Cold Play at my wedding? That’s ridiculous.
Brandon
Apr 22, 2017 at 5:07 pm
Please stop being a bitter *** and let him live his life.
C
Apr 20, 2017 at 10:38 am
Opulence, he has it.
tr
Apr 19, 2017 at 5:29 pm
Opulence is overrated