By Bernie McGuire
BAD GRIESBACH, Germany, (Reuters) - New European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley has described four-times major winner Rory McIlroy as "a great ambassador for world golf".
The 26-year-old Northern Irishman's season has been marred by an ankle injury sustained during a game of soccer with his friends and he has been overtaken by American Jordan Spieth and Jason Day of Australia at the top of the rankings.
Pelley says McIlroy is a "terrific guy" and someone the European Tour is counting on "for many more years to come".