McIlroy endorsed the overall consensus that enjoying sensible and being affected person can be the important thing on the DGC. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
But the reigning Masters champion and World No. 2 continues to be enthusiastic about new experiences and challenges, the most recent being his maiden go to to India for the DP World India Championships that will get underway on Thursday on the historic Delhi Golf Club right here.
“India is a rustic that I’ve wished to journey to for a very long time. It’s a really vibrant place. I’m excited to play in a spot that I’ve by no means performed earlier than. Eighteen-odd years into knowledgeable profession and to nonetheless be capable of do issues for the primary time is one thing that excites me. I’ve watched tournaments on this course over years and the course actually lives as much as its status,” McIlroy stated in his first media interplay since touchdown within the metropolis.
Playing sensible
He agreed with the overall consensus that enjoying sensible and being affected person can be the important thing on the DGC. “I don’t assume I’ll hit a driver this week. I don’t really feel the chance is well worth the reward. You’re hitting it into jungle and also you’re not going to have the ability to get it out. You can rack up a really huge quantity in a short time. Being strategic and being sensible along with your play, off the tee particularly, is essential,” McIlroy, who’s a giant driver, admitted.
Currently the Race to Dubai chief (for the season-ending Finals) is grouped alongside Ryder Cup-winning teammate Viktor Hovland and two-time PGA Tour winner Ben Griffin over the primary two days within the competitors.
McIlroy, nevertheless, equally eager to expertise cricket in essentially the most cricket-mad nation on the earth.
“I’d like to go and watch a cricket match. I don’t assume there’s something on till subsequent month possibly, I’d love to come back again and do this. I like sitting down and watching Test matches. I’m going to be in Australia later this 12 months, and The Ashes goes to be on. So that’s one thing I’m fairly excited about.
“Obviously the Taj Mahal, love to come back again at a while in years to come back, convey again the household and expertise that collectively. There’s a lot to see. It’s such a giant nation,” he hoped, including that the DLF golf course, which hosts the Indian Open, was additionally excessive on his record of issues to do.
“I’d like to play the DLF. I believe it’s turn out to be this notorious golf course around the globe, simply the bunkering, and that seventeenth gap appears to be simply an absolute menace. I’d like to get there and play in some unspecified time in the future,” he stated.
Published – October 15, 2025 06:17 pm IST
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