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Cameron Jourdan

How is Rory McIlroy prepping for the Paris Olympics? Playing the Old Course

Every golfer has different ways of preparing for the Olympics.

Ben An went home to Florida while Tom Kim stayed in London. Scottie Scheffler vacationed a bit in France and has been enjoying the Olympic experience and Paris with his family.

For Rory McIlroy, his prep involves the home of golf.

McIlroy was one of the favorites two weeks ago at Royal Troon before missing the cut, and video surfaced Monday of him playing the Old Course at St. Andrews only 72 hours before he’s set to tee it up for Ireland in the Olympic games at Le Golf National in Paris.

The men’s golf competition is set to begin Thursday at the site of the 2018 Ryder Cup. McIlroy went 2-3-0 in Paris that year with the Europeans coming out on top.

It’s nothing new for McIlroy to show up to events only a couple of days before they begin. It’s something he has done numerous times this year, including major championship weeks.

He even had some fun with some inebriated fans near the clubhouse.

McIlroy finished T-4 in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and was a part of the seven-man playoff for bronze, which C.T. Pan eventually claimed.

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