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McIlroy leaves agent, will form his own company

Published

11 years ago

May 17, 2013

Just a few months after changing every golf club in his bag, World No. 2-ranked golfer Rory McIlroy will be making another huge change.

The Irish Independent was first to report that McIlroy will leave his agent Conor Ridge and Horizon Sports Management Group to form his own company, made up of “friends, family and close confidants.” The Associated Press has since backed the story.

According to the AP’s source, a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity, McIlroy’s father Gerry is expected to play a prominent role in the company.

Horizon, who manages Graeme McDowell, negotiated Mcilroy’s huge endorsement contract with Nike that was announced in January, as well as recent deals with Omega and Bose. Since McIlroy signed a long-term deal with Horizon, the company stands to earn commission from the deals.

Less than two years ago, McIlroy left Chubby Chandler’s International Sports Management company, creating tension between the 24-year-old and friends Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke, who are managed by Chandler.

McIlroy won five times in 2012, including an eight-shot rout at the PGA Championship — his second major title. But he’s struggled to find his form in 2013, having yet to win on either the PGA or European tours.

His best finish came at the Valero Texas Open, where he finished second to Martin Laird.

McIlroy is scheduled to tee it up next at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in Surrey, England on Thursday.

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Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship

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2 days ago

May 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.

While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.

Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.

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2024 PGA Championship – Monday #1

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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship

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1 week ago

May 7, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.

From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.

Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.

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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Published

2 weeks ago

Apr 30, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).

Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.

We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.

Check out links to all our photos below.