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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ewan Murray at Golf National

Olympic gold would be achievement of the year after major pain, claims McIlroy

Rory McIlroy of Team Ireland leaves the course after a practice round on Tuesday.
Rory McIlroy of Team Ireland leaves the course after a practice round on Tuesday. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile/Getty Images

Rory McIlroy has set his sights on Olympic gold as a means to atone for a decade of hurt in major championships.

­McIlroy, who is donning Team ­Ireland colours at Golf National this week, won the last of his four major championships in 2014. While, like many golfers, ­McIlroy is clearly unsure about the standing of Olympic medals in this sport he is high on personal ­motivation. Golf was absent from the Games for 112 years until a return in 2016.

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