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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Joshua Lees

Rory McIlroy and Brooks Kopeka disagree on controversial debate over golf's future

Rory McIlroy has reignited the discussion around the roll back of the golf ball, after the Northern Irishman labelled TPC River Highlands 'obsolete' at last week's Travelers Championship.

McIlroy finished in a tie for seventh at the Travelers, five shots behind eventual champion Keegan Bradley. Bradley's victory was an historic one, having carded a record-low score at the event with a 23-under-par total across his four rounds.

For McIlroy though, the record-breaking score was not something to be celebrated, the four-time major winner stood by his opinion that the ever-evolving technology of equipment is taking advantage of PGA Tour courses. On Sunday, he said: "I don’t particularly like when a tournament is like this.

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