When Rory stuck his oar in to refresh the
Irish Open, some three years ago, none of us realised quite how big a boat he
was planning to row. The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open is rolling into town in two
months’ time and the expectations are high. In 2015 (Royal County Down) and
2016 (K Club) visitors and even those who were intrigued by his involvement,
that of his Rory Foundation and the lead sponsor Dubai Duty Free, have seen a
tournament go from strength to strength. It didn’t hurt that last year, when
Rory won in such scintillating style, he donated all of his winnings to the
charities being supported by The Rory Foundation.
2017 is the ‘biggest’ year yet. There’s a
music stage, there’s a superb links course,
