Ernie Els has revealed he will be calling in a favour next year when Rory McIlroy comes to play in the BMW South African Open.
Els is tournament host for golf's second-oldest open championship and admitted McIlroy is due to play in 2017 in return for Els contesting last year's Irish Open, which is hosted by McIlroy.
"I thought I'll leave [Rory] this year," Els explained. "But definitely next year we'll get him down here, maybe put him up in Cape Town, have a good new year down there, and get him to come and play here.