Rory McIlroy has detailed how both he and Tiger Woods contracted COVID-19 just days before The 150th Open at St Andrews.
In an interview with the Sunday Independent, the world No.1 explained how he started show symptoms of having the virus on the morning of Thursday, July 7, before Woods began to feel unwell later that night.
Both men had participated in the JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor earlier that week and went on to play in the Open a week later, Woods missing the cut and McIlroy finishing third.
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“Tiger needed a rest on Wednesday,” said McIlroy in the interview with Paul Kimmage. “We had played two days of golf at Adare and the plan was to play Ballybunion on Thursday. I woke up that morning feeling a bit achy but didn’t really think anything of it.
“JP gave us his chopper and we went down with Sean [O’Flaherty, McIlroy’s manager] and Tiger’s manager, Rob [McNamara]. We got around fine, flew back to Adare for lunch, and as I’m getting up from the table, I’m sore and stiff and super tired.
“I said to Erica [his wife], ‘I’m feeling a bit weird. I’m just going upstairs to lie down for a bit.’ I slept for maybe two hours, and the sweat was just pouring off me, then Erica…
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