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Rory McIlroy a ‘greater legal responsibility than Keir Starmer’ as ex-agent makes marriage dig

Rory McIlroy is rarely one to shirk a chance to air his views, however his former agent Andrew Chandler believes it is a weak spot

Rory McIlroy has been in comparison with Keir Starmer (Picture: Getty) This text incorporates affiliate hyperlinks, we are going to obtain a fee on any gross sales we generate from it. Study extra

Rory McIlroy’s ex-agent has claimed the Northern Irishman is within the headlines for the fallacious causes as a lot as Sir Keir Starmer. Andrew “Chubby” Chandler managed McIlroy from his skilled debut in 2007 till their parting in October 2011, when the golf star left his Worldwide Sports activities Administration (ISM) company.

Chandler is assured McIlroy can attain double digits in main wins, however he should sometimes retreat from the limelight. The five-time main winner turned a number one voice towards LIV Golf, when the Saudi Arabian Public Funding Fund backed insurgent tour began altering the panorama of the game. Furthermore, McIlroy was additionally within the public eye when he introduced he and his spouse Eric Stoll have been going to divorce, solely to then U-turn on the choice. Nevertheless, Chandler believes McIlroy’s frequent brushes with the media can impact his performances on the course.

“On the finish of the day, one of many issues you have to consider is what number of majors Scottie Scheffler goes to get. Rory is 36 so if he is bought six actually good years left in him, that is 24 probabilities to win extra majors. You’d suppose Scottie goes to win at the least six of them.

“So, the analogy is that gamers like Ernie Els and, for that matter, Lee Westwood, struggled to win majors when Tiger Woods was in his prime as a result of he gained so lots of them. It is a related scenario now; it is easy to say Rory may win a sure variety of majors, but when he is constantly going head-to-head with Scottie Scheffler, he will not win as many.”

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