Rory McIlroy looks beyond the Sun to the desert
Tournament favourite McIlroy spells out his ambitions for the Nedbank Golf Challenge and beyond
The bad news for the rest of the 72-man field in the Nedbank Golf Challenge (NGC) that tees off at Sun City on Thursday is that tournament favourite Rory McIlroy still has line honours in the Race to Dubai in his sights. McIlroy spelt out his ambitions on Wednesday and they extend beyond this week as he has to get the job done here first. He trails Francesco Molinari‚ Tommy Fleetwood‚ Justin Rose‚ Patrick Reed‚ Xander Schauffele‚ Thorbjorn Olesen and Alex Noren in the Race to Dubai but none of the seven men ahead of him will be in action at the Gary Player Country Club this week. “My thing is, I’m coming here with the goal‚” said McIlroy‚ rather ominously. “If I can get into that final group on Thursday with Frankie [Molinari] next week [in Dubai]‚ that would be a good start. I can’t look too far ahead‚ but if I can do what I need to do this week‚ leapfrog a few guys and get into that final pair on Thursday would be a huge step towards trying to. I’m going to need some great golf ov...
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