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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Carl Markham

You don’t want to let them down – Rory McIlroy on pressure of being home hope

Rory McIlroy was cheered on by the home fans at Royal Portrush (Peter Byrne/PA). - (PA Wire)

Rory McIlroy admitted to feeling the pressure of a whole country’s expectations as he returned to his native Northern Ireland for The Open at Portrush.

After going home early six years ago when the championship returned to the Causeway Coast, an hour’s drive from where he grew up in Holywood, the Masters champion knew he could not afford to get it wrong this time around.

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