Rory McIlroy’s following still bigger than ever despite depleted form on PGA Tour throughout 2024
Rory McIlroy has been a constant talking point in the golfing world throughout 2024, but maybe not for the right reasons.
His performance throughout the year has been a shadow of his former self as golf fans hope for him to turn it around in the new season and get back to his best.
His performance throughout the year has been a shadow of his former self as golf fans hope for him to turn it around in the new season and get back to his best.
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00:00Rory McIlroy finished at the Alfred Dunhill Lynx Championship a T25 with an overall score
00:08of four and a par.
00:10McIlroy has only won two competitions on the PGA Tour this year, snagging the Zurich Classic
00:16of New Orleans in April, alongside Shane Lowry and the Wells Fargo Championship in May.
00:22Considering the pro hasn't won a major tournament in ten years now, his last coming in the form
00:27of the 2014 PGA Championship, a number of fans have questioned why McIlroy still receives
00:34the amount of TV coverage that he does.
00:38Sky Sports Golf presenters Andrew Coltart and Laura Davis have responded, saying McIlroy
00:43moves the needle in terms of viewership in 2024, citing how his following at the Old
00:49Course at St Andrews on Sunday was far higher than one following the close-knit battle between
00:55Tyrell Hatton and Nicholas Colsartz.