Rory McIlroy is one of the most fascinating interviews in professional golf.
In a recent interview with the Irish Independent's Paul Kimmage, McIlroy was his usual candid self, and then some, as he opened up on topics ranging from how it really felt losing to Tiger Woods at 2018 Tour Championship to why he fired his former caddie, JP Fitzgerald.
Here are some of the best excerpts:
On his opening tee shot at the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush, where he yanked a 2-iron left and out of bounds en route to a quadruple bogey:
"On the range I felt good, had a good warm-up, then started feeling it on the putting green before going to the first tee.