After maintaining silence for months yesterday, Rory McIlroy gave an hour-long candid interview where he dropped many bombs. From Jon Rahm to Ryder Cup drama to his resignation, McIlroy talked about many things and made his fans happy by answering the numerous questions floating around.

In the middle of all this, he also expressed his love for golf and how it is losing its hold over people. He also gave a startling statement in which he said that golf is not accessible in all countries. Let’s find out more.

Rory McIlroy wants the young generation to develop golf

During his appearance on the Stick to Football Podcast, McIlroy reflected upon how golf is more accessible in his own country Ireland than in other countries or even the US.“I feel like golf is much more accessible in this country than it is even in the United States or other parts of Europe or other parts of the world. So we still have a long way to go to increase the accessibility of it.” 

McIlroy does feel that some mentality has changed from the time he started playing. He added, “I think people are starting to understand that okay, you know, golf isn’t going to be a dying sport if we don’t introduce young people to it and bring the next generation up with us.” Like him, many other golfers have also requested the involvement of young children in the sport to help it grow as well.

Despite his rival team, LIV’s ultimate motto of growing the game, he fails to see the knowledge about it in the upcoming generation. He strongly feels that the young generation needs to be introduced to the sport to enhance it and he could feel it with changing times.

McIlroy feels easy introduction to golf is the key to generating interest

Comparing the game to football, the podcast is themed after he said that golf is not as easy or accessible to play as football is. All the other sports need is a ball and it can be played anywhere. But golf needs more effort to get into it. The Irishman believes that new instruments like top golf are a less intimidating introduction to the game. It allows a young amateur to get a taste of the sports, which further motivates them to maybe take a lesson from a local pro and then go to a golf club and get started in the sport in that manner.

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He feels that a less intimidating introduction to golf would be even better, and that’s a big start. And to make it happen, the golf clubs have a long way to go. McIlroy is among the top names in golf and has been for the past decade. As a champion of the sport, his ultimate desire is to see it flourishing and not getting ignored in the coming time.

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