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Ian Chadband

McIlroy's Open inspiration: British Lions, Oppenheimer

Rory McIlroy plans to watch the last part of Oppenheimer on Sunday morning before going to Royal Portrush with the intention of blowing all the predictions about the destination of the British Open's Claret Jug sky high.

On Saturday morning before his third round, the Northern Irishman's distraction also apparently put him in exactly the right mind to produce some sporting magic - watching the British & Irish Lions outclass the Wallabies in the first Test.

When you're under the sort of extraordinary pressure of expectation that the 36-year-old home-grown hero is facing on his local links, you see, a little distraction goes a long way.

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