Rory McIlroy was struck by the resilience Pranavi Urs showed on her way to winning gold at the Asian Games, praising the Indian golfer when the two met at the DP World India Championship on Wednesday. The meeting came as the four-time major champion returned to India for the second time. The Northern Irishman also spoke warmly about the welcome he has received and the challenge posed by the golf course. “Yeah, look, I think an amazing achievement winning the Asian Games.
I think showing the resilience and character she showed to go on after having that early triple like you said,” McIlroy said.
It really reminds me of the courses I grew up playing: Tight, tree-lined; hit a ball offline and it’s lost. Pranavi had walked a few holes with McIlroy before telling him she needed to return to practice ahead of the next tournament on her schedule. “I think her partner is playing this week as well in this tournament, so, yeah, amazing accomplishment, and I’m glad I had the chance to meet her. “And then, yeah, I think, again, going even just to the golf tournament, this golf course is like a throwback. “So I love these golf courses like here. Justin Rose had described the championship as something of a second-shot golf course. McIlroy agreed in part, but stressed that approach play could only create scoring opportunities if the tee shot had first found the fairway.
Because i feel like they’re a challenge for me, they’re probably not the best for my style of game, but I still enjoy playing them.
